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shootist

[ shoo-tist ]

noun

  1. a marksman with a pistol or rifle.
  2. a gunfighter, as in the Old West.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of shootist1

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; shoot 1 + -ist
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Example Sentences

No shootist ever brought down more birds at a shot, than he left men in that street rich in the morning, and ruined at night.

The Ancient Mariner's time is in the dead season, when he can stop the shootist en route.

Dr. Carver, the great shootist, was paid 15,000 francs a month at the Folies Bergres.

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