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.