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

After all, Charlie Kirk’s shooter didn’t even vote in the last election.

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On the street bordering the prison camp to the northeast, the report said, a shooter opened fire toward a house in the opposite direction of the prison.

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Special Forces operatives have worked with American videogame company Activision Blizzard as advisers on its phenomenally successful Call of Duty first-person shooter franchise, while the U.S. military has used such games to boost recruitment.

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It's the latest entry in a long-running military shooter series often framed as a grittier, more realistic answer to Call of Duty.

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The attorney general’s office closed the case in spring 2024, determining the shooters acted in self-defense under the state’s stand-your-ground law, which allows lethal force against deadly threats.

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