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Someone who makes missing look like a personal choice they simply declined.
means A person skilled at hitting a target accurately, especially with a gun or bow.
from Straightforward compound: 'mark' (a target or mark aimed at, from Old English 'mearc') plus 'man.' It emerged in English as archery and later firearms practice turned hitting a small marked spot into a prized, nameable skill — the word simply names the person who reliably hits the mark.
- origin
- from mark plus man, literally mark-hitter
- myth
- steady hands matter less than steady breathing
- military use
- designated marksmen sit between sniper and rifleman
- olympic twist
- top shooters slow heartbeat, fire between beats