tireur d'élite — meaning in English

English meaning

• marksman noun Someone with excellent aim, especially with a firearm, bow, or other thrown or fired weapon.
• sharpshooter noun A person highly skilled at shooting accurately, especially with a rifle.

Senses

tireur d'élite is used for these senses in English:

• marksman A man or person skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object.
• sharpshooter A person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle; a marksman.

marksman — full definition

1. noun Someone with excellent aim, especially with a firearm, bow, or other thrown or fired weapon.
2. noun In sport, a player known for reliably scoring goals.

sharpshooter — full definition

1. noun A person highly skilled at shooting accurately, especially with a rifle.
2. noun (wrestling) A submission hold in which one wrestler twists the other's legs while sitting on their back.