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square shooter

American  

noun

Informal.
  1. an honest, fair person.


square shooter British  

noun

  1. informal an honest or frank person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of square shooter

First recorded in 1915–20

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Both labor and management call him a square shooter, approve his candidacy.

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It was the square shooter rather than the sharpshooter who was admired.

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Old Boss Kelly, who would soon retire after 14 years in City Hall, was at pains to tell one & all that Kennelly was "no bluenose" but a "square shooter."

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"Prince Mdivani is a square shooter and a great fellow," announced Mr. Hutton.

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"Come with me," Shelton was saying: "I believe you're a square shooter, Vail."

From Astounding Stories, March, 1931 by Various

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