shootist

[ shoo-tist ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of shootist¹

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

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.

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

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

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