Deadeye vs. Sharpshooter — What's the Difference?

A deadeye is an item used in the standing and running rigging of traditional sailing ships. It is a smallish round thick wooden (usually lignum vitae) disc with one or more holes through it, perpendicular to the plane of the disc.

A sharpshooter is one who is highly proficient at firing firearms or other projectile weapons accurately. Military units composed of sharpshooters were important factors in 19th-century combat.

(Nautical) A flat hardwood disk with a grooved perimeter, pierced by three holes through which the lanyards are passed, used to fasten the shrouds.

One who is highly proficient at shooting.

(Slang) An expert shooter

The second military grade of proficiency in the use of rifles and other small arms.

Very accurate in shooting or throwing.

One who holds this grade of proficiency.

(concerning a stare) Cold; unfriendly.

A person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle; a marksman.

(nautical) A wooden disk having holes through which the lanyard is passed, used for tightening shrouds.

A proconiine (type of leafhopper).

A very accurate marksman.

A submission hold characterized by one wrestler twisting the other's legs upwards while sitting on their back.

(uncommon) A penchant for noticing a particular thing, or a person who has such a penchant.

One skilled in shooting at an object with exactness; a good marksman.

A dead shot

An athlete noted for accurate aim

(nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud

Someone skilled in shooting

A fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters