square shooter
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Origin of square shooter
First recorded in 1915–20
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"He's a square shooter, a good, levelheaded businessman."
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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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Both labor and management call him a square shooter, approve his candidacy.
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If you pressed me, I suppose it's because I have credibility as someone with integrity and as a square shooter.
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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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