shooter

[ shoo-ter ]

noun

1. a person who shoots shoot with a gun, bow, etc.:

   efforts to capture the shooter.

2. a gun (often used in combination):

   a six-shooter.

3. a person who shoots a ball, puck, etc., at a goal.
4. a thing that shoots:

   The meteor shower had many bright shooters.

5. a marble used to shoot at other marbles in a game.
6. a person who sets off explosives in oil-drilling operations.
7. Informal. a professional or amateur photographer.
8. first-person shooter.
9. 1. an alcoholic drink served in a shot glass or contained in a miniature bottle.
   2. a dessert or other food served in a shot glass or other very small container (usually used in combination):

      soup shooters; shooters of chocolate mousse.

   3. the container itself:

      white ceramic shooters.

shooter

/ ˈʃuːtə /

noun

1. a person or thing that shoots
2. slang.
   a gun
3. cricket a ball that unexpectedly travels low on pitching

Word History and Origins

Origin of shooter¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; shoot ¹ -er ¹

Example Sentences

The game in Phoenix gave Lakers fans a taste of what Knecht could do, a shooter and scorer who, at any time, could burn up the nets with a flurry of buckets.

From Los Angeles Times

But while he has proven able to score, especially at the rim, Claude has yet to prove he can be a consistent outside shooter.

From Los Angeles Times

Afterward, Rivera told the deputies, the shooter climbed in the passenger side of a Cadillac that was waiting in a nearby alley and left.

From Los Angeles Times

Perhaps even more painfully, teachers and students now discuss — if not openly then amongst themselves — who would risk their lives to try to defend their class from a shooter.

From Salon

About 15 minutes later, the university released a statement saying that a second suspect, believed to be the shooter, had been taken into custody and a weapon was recovered.

From Los Angeles Times

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