shootist

[shoo-tist]

noun

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

Origin of shootist

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; shoot¹ + -ist

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Examples from the Web for shootist

Historical Examples of shootist

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.
Phemie Frost's Experiences
Ann S. Stephens
The Ancient Mariner's time is in the dead season, when he can stop the shootist en route.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 9, 1893
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Word Origin and History for shootist

n.

1864, from shoot (v.) + -ist.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper