shooter
Americannoun
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a person who shoots with a gun, bow, etc..
efforts to capture the shooter.
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a gun (often used in combination).
a six-shooter.
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a person who shoots a ball, puck, etc., at a goal.
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a thing that shoots.
The meteor shower had many bright shooters.
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a marble used to shoot at other marbles in a game.
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a person who sets off explosives in oil-drilling operations.
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Informal. a professional or amateur photographer.
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an alcoholic drink served in a shot glass or contained in a miniature bottle.
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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.
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the container itself.
white ceramic shooters.
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noun
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a person or thing that shoots
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slang a gun
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cricket a ball that unexpectedly travels low on pitching
Etymology
Origin of shooter
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at shoot 1 -er 1
Example Sentences
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So too does producer Shooter Jennings, who oversaw the recording of both Lukas’ “American Romance” and Charley Crockett’s “Dollar a Day” at the historic Sunset Sound studio in Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
“Musk stated that V14 will be two to three times better than a human driver,” William Blair analysts Jed Dorsheimer and Mark Shooter wrote in a note Monday.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025
He says his character Shooter is mysterious and "three-dimensional" and credits the writers and director Susanne Bier for this.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024
The feud simmered for a few years, boiling over again last year, when J Cole and Drake described themselves, along with Lamar, as the "big three" of rap, on the song First Person Shooter.
From BBC • May 1, 2024
Or whether not dare ye Correct the blind Shooter?
From Minor Poems of Michael Drayton by Brett, Cyril
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