dead shot
Never misses target
A dead shot is someone who shoots with extreme accuracy, rarely missing a target.
The phrase can also describe the shot itself—one that hits precisely where aimed.
Dead here intensifies, meaning exact or unerring: She's a dead shot with a rifle.
The single-word form deadshot appears in fiction as a character name.
- bullseyeExact center target
- hit the markAchieve intended result
- marksmanPrecision shooter
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- aimPurpose or direction
sharpshooter · Annie Oakley · sniper · target · eagle-eyed · sharp eye · scope · deadeye · sight · take aim · Robin Hood · William Tell · barrel · exactitude · accuracy · gunslinger · pinpoint · steady
- gunslingersgunslinger, gunfighter, gunman, quickdraw, fast draw
- Precision phraseson the mark, on target, spot on, bulls-eye, on the nose