shooter

noun

ˈshü-tər How to pronounce shooter (audio)
Definition of shooternext
1
as in gun
a person skilled in shooting at a target there were eight shooters taking turns at the same target in the final competition

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2
as in photographer
one who takes photographs he's one of the best shooters of wildlife in all of professional photography

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  1. gun
  2. photographer
  3. marksman
  4. shot
  5. sharpshooter
Noun
  • My experience with guns has been so intermittent throughout my life.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • During the incident, Marcus Evans, 31, was contacted by police in connection with a report that a man had threatened a woman with a gun.
    Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of gun
Noun
  • Written by Sunita Kumar Nair, with many unseen photographs and numerous personal anecdotes from friends, photographers and fashion aficionados, CBK serves as a reminder that ‘fashion’ is always commerce, real style comes from within and can never be bought.
    Emma Baxter-Wright, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The service was closed to the public, but a number of fans and photographers gathered on the streets outside of the venue.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of photographer
Noun
  • However, even Booth has acknowledged the precarious balance that can exist with three low-percentage marksmen in a nine-man rotation.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Finally, Costner’s own character, Hayes Ellison, having proved his mettle as a marksman in a fateful gunfight last episode, has ended up breaking horses at a trading post somewhere that’s not Horizon.
    Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2024
Definition of marksman
Noun
  • The contribution from him was small but encouraging: a baby hook with the left hand, a good help read to block a shot before the third-quarter buzzer, a pair of boards.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The protestors boo Jacob away so Barbara takes her shot at controlling the crowd.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of shot
Noun
  • The high-speed pursuit includes a procession of would-be sharpshooters taking potshots at her, including Yippie & the Kiyays, Sadie the Stabber & the Crazyboys, Rowdy Ricky & the Red Flags, and the mega-jacked Derk Delusional (the One to Outrun).
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
  • But the Irish have only one player with 2,000 career minutes — sharpshooter Matt Allocco (Princeton), the team’s top incoming transfer — which is tied for the fewest in the ACC.
    Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
Definition of sharpshooter
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