shooter

[ shoo-ter ]
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noun
  1. a person who shoots with a gun, bow, etc.: efforts to capture the shooter.

  2. a gun (often used in combination): a six-shooter.

  1. a person who shoots a ball, puck, etc., at a goal.

  2. a thing that shoots: The meteor shower had many bright shooters.

  3. a marble used to shoot at other marbles in a game.

  4. a person who sets off explosives in oil-drilling operations.

  5. Informal. a professional or amateur photographer.

    • an alcoholic drink served in a shot glass or contained in a miniature bottle.

    • 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.

    • the container itself: white ceramic shooters.

Origin of shooter

1
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at shoot1 -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for shooter

shooter

/ (ˈʃuːtə) /


noun
  1. a person or thing that shoots

  2. slang a gun

  1. cricket a ball that unexpectedly travels low on pitching

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