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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(chiefly US, archaic) A person who is an expert user of firearms, especially a sharpshooter or a gunslinger in the Old West..
Not being a "shootist," I cannot lay the bird before you.
Such terminations in -ist were very common at one time; my collection includes swimmist, sparrist, ballist, walkist, shootist, saloonist, and several others.
Use shootist when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shootist means (chiefly US, archaic) A person who is an expert user of firearms, especially a sharpshooter or a gunslinger in the Old West..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Not being a "shootist," I cannot lay the bird before you.
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