Definition
枪手 literally means 'gun hand'. Its two main modern meanings are: (1) a sharpshooter or gunner; (2) colloquially, someone who secretly takes an exam or writes a paper for someone else — a test proxy or ghostwriter. The exam sense originated from the idea of 'hitting the target' for another person. In classical contexts, it can also refer to a spearman.
n.
sharpshootergunner(colloquial) someone who takes an exam or writes a paper for someone elsetest proxyghostwriter
Examples
- 枪手，。Tā shì yì míng chūsè de qiāng shǒu, bǎi fā bǎi zhòng.He is an excellent sharpshooter, hitting the target every time.
- 枪手。Tā huā qián zhǎo le yí gè qiāng shǒu bāng tā kǎo jiàzhào.He paid to find a proxy to take the driving test for him.
- 枪手。Jǐngfāng zhuāhuò le yì míng kǎoshì qiāng shǒu.The police arrested an exam proxy.
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