square shooter

American  

noun

Informal.

1. an honest, fair person.

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square shooter British  

noun

1. informal  an honest or frank person

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Other Word Forms

• square shooting noun

Etymology

Origin of square shooter

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

First, Bush was and is a square shooter and no one doubts his respect for members of the U.S. military.

From US News

Yeah, he was a square shooter I want to say and some day I’m hopin’ me’n Oscar c’n shake hands, since the war’s long past an’ German is being taught again in our public schools.”

From Project Gutenberg

"The colored people of the country have a high regard for you, Mr. Secretary, as a square shooter," Lewis concluded.

From Project Gutenberg

He's a square shooter, a good worker, and his sheep and your cattle are too few to awaken the old-time cattle and sheep wars.

From Project Gutenberg

"I dunno about Arizona, but Sinclair, they say, is a square shooter."

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