Shooter

Quick meaning: Shooter is a noun meaning Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.

Meaning

Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.

More Meanings

1. (craps) The player throwing the dice.
2. A device for shooting.
3. (by extension) A loyal advocate or fan.
4. (video games) A video game in which shooting enemies (or targets) is the main objective.
5. (professional wrestling slang) A professional wrestler who uses actual fighting moves as part of his style, or who speaks his mind during a live or televised event (instead of speaking from a script).
6. (slang) A firearm.
7. (slang) An associate willing to act in one's defence or to act against one's enemies, especially by force.

Example Sentences

The shooter put a bullet clean through her head.

I love shooters, RPGs, and pretty much anything with free-roam or gore.

We drink tequila as a shooter, but prefer to sip gin slowly to appreciate the flavour.

Now all we need to establish is what a shooter belonging to one of Maitland's goons is doing in a polisman's locker.

Word Forms

• shooters

Synonyms for shooter

Depending on context, synonyms include marksman, blaster, firearm, gat, gun, iron.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gun, gunslinger, gunman, taw, torpedo, sharpshooter.

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