shooter

Meaning

1. Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.
2. The player throwing the dice.
3. A device for shooting.
4. (slang) A firearm.
5. (slang) An associate willing to act in one's defence or to act against one's enemies, especially by force.
6. (broadly) A loyal advocate or fan.
7. A video game in which shooting enemies (or targets) is the main objective.
8. (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).
9. A large marble used for knocking smaller marbles out of a chalk circle.
10. An alcoholic beverage typically served in a shot glass.
11. (rare) A shooting star.
12. A device supposed to accumulate orgone.
13. A delivery that skids after pitching, instead of bouncing.
14. (slang) A photographer or cameraman.

Synonyms

gunman

shot

archer

marksman

gun

🔫

gun for hire

gunslinger

rifleman

hitman

hit man

hired gun

triggerman

gunner

torpedo

taw

bowman

crap-shooter

shoot ball

pistol

assailant

assaulter

attacker

forward

hunter

invader

lance

aggressor

popper

revolver

screwball

sharpshooter

shooting

sniper

striker

throwing

Translations

Schütze

tireur

tirador

tiratore

Ballerspiel

pistoleiro

atıcı

sagittarius

schutter

arqueiro

atirador

flingue

Bogenschütze

nişancı

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃuːtə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: schoter

Inherited from Old English: sċēotere

Cognate with Dutch: schieter

Cognate with German: Schießer

Cognate with Swedish: skjutare

Cognate with Western Frisian: sjitter

In summary

From Middle English schoter, schuter, schotter, scheter, schetare, scheotere, from Old English sċēotere (“shooter”), equivalent to shoot + -er. Compare Dutch schieter, schutter (“shooter”), German Schießer (“shooter”), Swedish skjutare, West Frisian sjitter (“shooter”).

Sentences

Donald Mackintosh was a professional shooter from Melbourne .