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  1. shooternoun

    Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer etc.

    Synonyms:
    marksman

  2. shooternoun

    A firearm.

    Synonyms:
    blaster

  3. shooternoun

    Synonyms:
    shoot-em-up

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  1. taw, shooternoun

    a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles

    Synonyms:
    gun, triggerman, shot, hitman, gunman, hit man, taw, gunslinger, torpedo, crap-shooter, gun for hire, hired gun

  2. shot, shooternoun

    a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)

    "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"

    Synonyms:
    gunman, crap-shooter, shaft, gunslinger, pellet, hired gun, dig, guessing, snap, taw, torpedo, guesswork, blastoff, gun, barb, stab, slam, scene, crack, snapshot, shooting, gibe, guess, gun for hire, hit man, stroke, triggerman, jibe, injection, dead reckoning, hitman, shot

  3. shooter, crap-shooternoun

    a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps

    Synonyms:
    gun, triggerman, shot, hitman, gunman, hit man, taw, gunslinger, torpedo, crap-shooter, gun for hire, hired gun

  4. shooternoun

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

    Synonyms:
    gun, triggerman, shot, hitman, gunman, hit man, taw, gunslinger, torpedo, crap-shooter, gun for hire, hired gun

  5. gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, gun, gun for hire, triggerman, hit man, hitman, torpedo, shooternoun

    a professional killer who uses a gun

    Synonyms:
    ordnance, gunman, crap-shooter, gunslinger, hired gun, heavy weapon, grease-gun, throttle, gas pedal, torpedo, accelerator pedal, taw, sub, gun, hero, grinder, numbfish, crampfish, submarine sandwich, shot, gas, submarine, zep, artillery, gun for hire, hitman, hit man, bomber, electric ray, hoagy, triggerman, wedge, accelerator, hero sandwich, hoagie, poor boy

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How to use shooter in a sentence?

  1. Brandon Cornwell:

    There was tons of people running out of the club. I grabbed my assault rifle and ran toward the club. At this point, the shooter is still actively shooting inside. some ran towards the building; some stayed back with people running out.

  2. Menasha Police Chief Tim Styka:

    The shooter shot all four victims unprovoked and at close range.

  3. Thor Eells:

    If there is a weapon of any sort, not just guns, in somebody's hands when we respond in a situation like an active shooter or an assault in progress... officers have additional pressures placed upon( them) to evaluate an awful lot of info in a short period of time and hopefully arrive at the correct answer to mitigate danger to everyone involved, now as a responding officer, I have to very quickly, and when I say quickly : seconds, milliseconds ; make a determination in my mind, is this a friend or foe type of thing.

  4. Hagan Curd:

    I saw people running and then some others got out (of) their car and began to run as well, then I heard police yelling and telling people there was a shooter at the bank and to back away.

  5. Jared Butler:

    I was struggling the whole tournament probably until the Final Four, and as a shooter, it's hard. Like, it just makes the days longer and you think about it all day long. But I knew... I couldn't go the whole tournament and not shoot well.


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