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槍手

简枪手 · 繁槍手

Mandarin · pinyin qiāng shǒu

gunman
sharpshooter
sb who takes an exam for sb else
sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own

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手: shǒu · hand
枪: qiāng · spear, lance; gun, rifle

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1–3 · qiang1 shou3

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coeng1 sau2

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noun

(chiefly historical) spearman; pikeman (a soldier who fights with a long thrusting pole weapon)
(military) gunner; shooter; gunman
(figurative, education) person who sits an exam or writes an assignment for somebody else; ghostwriter

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