shootistn.
/ˈʃuːtɪst/ slang.
One who shoots game, or who competes in a shooting-match; one skilled in shooting. Chiefly jocular or disparaging.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > shooter > [noun]
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society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > rifleman
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > [noun] > shooter
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1864 Gold Hill (Nevada) News 15 Jan. 3/1 (heading) A Shootist.
1872 M. S. De Vere Americanisms 657 The man whose rifle brought down the largest amount of game became known as a famous shootist.
1899 F. V. Kirby Sport E. Central Afr. iv. 47 Unfortunately it would not be the shootist and his party who would suffer.
1976 National Observer (U.S.) 4 Sept. 18/2 J. B. Books, the protagonist of Wayne's new movie, The Shootist,..not only restores the legend but expands it, giving the man and his memory grace and dignity. A shootist is a man good with a gun, and J. B. Books is a retired marshal who was good enough to kill 30 men.
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