Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marksmanship

/ˈmɑɹksmənʃɪp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: marks-man-ship
IPA: /ˈmɑɹksmənʃɪp/

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability to shoot accurately at a target.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"One evening when it was barely even dusk a sentry let fly at me from a distance of twenty yards; but he missed me by a yard—goodness knows how many times the Spanish standard of marksmanship has saved my life."
"After a fine night on the grog, with bladder pressures reaching an estimated 4,000,000 psi (estimated by drunken scientists), the comparatively short range marksmanship required of an in-sink micturator is a significantly more approachable challenge than the tricky long yellow of the traditional method."
"City's multi-talented squad can cover almost all eventualities, but this was a game in which they sorely missed the marksmanship of the injured Sergio Aguero, and also Kevin de Bruyne's creation."

Etymology

From marksman + -ship or marks + -manship.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: marksman

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɑɹksmənʃɪp/

Usage

Inflected Forms

marksmanships (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce marksmanship?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑɹksmənʃɪp/.
What does marksmanship mean?: The ability to shoot accurately at a target.
Where does marksmanship come from?: From marksman + -ship or marks + -manship.

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