shooter

shoot·er

 (sho͞o′tər)

n.

1. One that shoots, especially:

a. A person who shoots a firearm.

b. A person on a sports team who attempts to score goals by shooting.

2. A firearm having a specific number of chambers for bullets. Used in combination: six-shooter.

3. A large marble used for shooting.

4. A small mixed drink, often served in a shot glass and consumed quickly.

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shooter

(ˈʃuːtə)

n

1. a person or thing that shoots

2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) slang a gun

3. (Cricket) cricket a ball that unexpectedly travels low on pitching

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shooter - a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles taw marble - a small ball of glass that is used in various games
	2.	shooter - a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter" shot expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully crack shot, marksman, sharpshooter - someone skilled in shooting gunman, gun - a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) trapshooter - a person who engages in shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled into the air by a trap
	3.	shooter - a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps crap-shooter gambler - a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events
	4.	shooter - (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket) athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition player, participant - a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
	5.	shooter - a professional killer who uses a gun gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, torpedo, triggerman, gun liquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

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shooter

noun gunman, gunner, sniper, marksman, rifleman, musketeer, artilleryman, markswoman An eyewitness identified him as the shooter.

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Translations

Schütze

σκοπευτής

tireur

shooter

[ˈʃuːtəʳ] N

1. (= gun) → arma f (de fuego)

2. (also target shooter) → tirador(a) m/f

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shooter

n (inf: = gun) → Knarre f (sl), → Kanone f (sl)

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