Shooter

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  • n. Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer etc.
  • n. A firearm.
  • n. A videogame or arcade game in which shooting enemies (or targets) is the main objective.
  • n. 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).
  • n. A large marble used for knocking smaller marbles out of a chalk circle.
  • n. An alcoholic beverage typically served in a shot glass.
  • n. A shooting star.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who shoots, as an archer or a gunner.
  • n. That which shoots.
  • n. A firearm.
  • n. A shooting star.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who shoots: most commonly used in composition, as in the term sharp-shooter.
  • n. [Formerly used attributively, in the sense of ‘useful for shooting, as for bows in archery.’
  • n. An implement for shooting; a pistol or gun: usually compounded with some descriptive word, forming a compound term denoting the kind of weapon: as, a pea-shooter; a six-shooter (a revolver).
  • n. A shooting-star.
  • n. The guard of a coach.
  • n. In cricket, a ball bowled which, owing to an inequality in the ground, bounds close to the surface after pitching.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps
  • n. a professional killer who uses a gun
  • n. a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
  • n. (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)
  • n. a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    gambler    manslayer    liquidator    murderer    player    participant    marble   
    Cross Reference
    gun   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    firearm    blaster    marksman    shoot-'em-up   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Souter    commuter    computer    cooter    cuter    hooter    looter    luter    microcomputer    minicomputer   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    shooters    hitter    gameplay    boxer    swimmer