| 单词 | pot-shotter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈpot-shotter ˈpot-shotter n. colloquial A person who takes pot-shots; (occasionally) a careless person. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [noun] > carelessness or lack of thoroughness or exactness > one who sloven1684 scamper1851 slob1876 pot-shotter1904 Sloppy Joe1942 society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > one armed with or using firearm > one bearing or using handgun > by type of shooting hotshot1593 tirailleur1796 sharpshooter1802 sniper1824 pot-shooter1849 fusillader1878 pot-shotter1904 1904 P. Fountain Great North-west iv. 27 The breech-loader is the weapon of the dandy pot-shotter. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §394/3 Careless person,..potshotter. 1983 United Press Internat. (Nexis) 16 Dec. Any visitor [to Buffalo]..who has listened to barbs from Johnny Carson and other pot-shotters would be greatly surprised to see shiny new buildings sprouting up all over downtown. 2004 Herald Express (Torquay) (Nexis) 8 Sept. 11 Airgun attacks on animals are becoming increasingly common,..the RSPCA has revealed. They have described the actions of pot-shotters as ‘horrible and disturbing’. < as lemmas |
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