shooter

CEFRB1

/ˈʃuːtəː/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who shoots a gun or other weapon.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A device for shooting.

Examples

  • I'm a straight shooter, and most of the time my ego doesn't interrupt my relationships.

  • There was a school shooter threat at my school today.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈʃʰʊu̯ɾɚ] ~ [ˈʃʰʊu̯ɾɹ̩]
  • [ˈʃʰʊu̯tʰɚ] ~ [ˈʃʰʊu̯tʰɹ̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The player throwing the dice.

  2. Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.

  3. A firearm.

More examples

In context

  • He is a square shooter.

  • The shooter put a bullet clean through her head.

  • We drink tequila as a shooter, but prefer to sip gin slowly to appreciate the flavour.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English schoter, schuter, schotter, scheter, schetare, scheotere, from Old English sċēotere (“shooter”), equivalent to shoot + -er. Compare Dutch schieter, schutter (“shooter”), German Schießer (“shooter”), Swedish skjutare, West Frisian sjitter (“shooter”).