SHOOTER Definition & Meaning

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shooter

[ shoo-ter ]

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noun

a person who shoots shoot with a gun, bow, etc.:
efforts to capture the shooter.
a gun (often used in combination):
a six-shooter.
a person who shoots a ball, puck, etc., at a goal.
a thing that shoots:
The meteor shower had many bright shooters.
a marble used to shoot at other marbles in a game.
a person who sets off explosives in oil-drilling operations.
Informal. a professional or amateur photographer.
first-person shooter.
1. an alcoholic drink served in a shot glass or contained in a miniature bottle.
2. a dessert or other food served in a shot glass or other very small container (usually used in combination):
  soup shooters; shooters of chocolate mousse.
3. the container itself:
  white ceramic shooters.

shooter

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noun

a person or thing that shoots
slang.
a gun
cricket a ball that unexpectedly travels low on pitching

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of shooter¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; shoot ¹ -er ¹

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These films have run the gamut — sometimes focusing on the survivors, sometimes on the shooters, sometimes on the parents — and likewise their strategies have varied, either promising catharsis, hope or insight.

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No arrests have been made, and police are still looking for the shooter.

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Forest Service to improve response times for emergencies such as active shooters and bombings.

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The shooter’s car fled south on Central Avenue, officials said.

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He told investigators that he remembered the shooter as a tall, slender man with a mustache and arms covered in tattoos.

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