shooter

English

/ˈʃuːtə(ɹ)/

noun
Definitions
  • Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer etc.
  • (slang) A firearm.
  • A video game in which shooting enemies (or targets) is the main objective.
  • (professional wrestling) A professional wrestler who uses actual fighting moves as part of his style, or who speaks his mind during a live or televised event (instead of speaking from a script).
  • A large marble used for knocking smaller marbles out of a chalk circle.
  • An alcoholic beverage typically served in a shot glass.
  • A shooting star.
  • (alternative medicine) A device supposed to accumulate orgone.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English schoter inherited from Old English sċēotere (shooter) suffix from English shoot.

Origin

English

shoot

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