shooter
pronunciation
How to pronounce shooter in British English:
UK [ˈʃu:tə(r)]
How to pronounce shooter in American English:
US ['ʃutər]
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- Noun:
- a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
- a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps
- (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)
- a professional killer who uses a gun
Word Origin
- shooter (n.)
- Old English sceotere "one who shoots," agent noun from shoot (v.). As a type of gun from 1812; as a small alcoholic drink, 1971. Shootee is attested from 1837.
Example
- 1. A soviet shooter is loading a gun with ammunition .
- 2. Fredette is a great shooter , but the kings have tried to turn him into a pick-and-roll ball handler .
- 3. Our computer models show that the bullet can improve a shooter 's accuracy by 90 percent .
- 4. But the instructions said that the sights were not to be used-the shooter shouldn 't aim directly at an individual target , since gas disperses .
- 5. Each mic picks up the round at a slightly different time ; those tiny differences allow the system to calculate where the shooter is .