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shooter

[ˈʃʰʊu̯tʰəː]noun2 syllables

Shooter means: a professional killer who uses a gun.

Synonyms for shooter16

noun, as in a professional killer who uses a gun

gunslinger, hired gun, gun, gun for hire, triggerman, torpedo

noun, as in a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles

taw

noun, as in a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)

noun, as in a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps

crap-shooter

also used for shooter

marksman, firearm, gat, iron, piece, blaster, shoot-'em-up

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What does shooter mean?5

noun

1

a professional killer who uses a gun

2

a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles

3

a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)“he is a crack shot”

4

a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps

5

(sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shooter?7

two syllables

three syllables

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Shooter in a sentence

  • The overwhelming majority of mass shooters could pass a psychiatric evaluation, and many did.shekitten
  • The police didn't find any evidence related to who the shooter was.OsoHombre
  • There was a school shooter threat at my school today.DJ_Saidez
  • The police don't yet know anything about the shooter.CK
  • Employees of the bank hid from the active shooter in the vault.ddnktr
  • It is very difficult to balance hero-based shooters.sabretou
  • Most mass shooters have no known mental illness.shekitten
  • Most mass shooters were not diagnosed with any mental illness.shekitten

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Forms of shooter

as a noun

plural
shooters