A person who is eager to shoot (with a firearm); a reckless or hot-headed person. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > one armed with or using firearm > one bearing or using handgun > by type of shooting (7) hotshot1593 A person who is eager to shoot (with a firearm); a reckless or hot-headed person. Obsolete. tirailleur1796 One of a body of skirmishers employed in the wars of the French Revolution (1792); a skirmisher, a sharp-shooter; a soldier (usually of infantry)… sharpshooter1802 A marksman of accurate aim; spec. in naval and military use, a member of a division engaged in skirmishing and outpost work. sniper1824 One who snipes, or shoots from concealment, etc.; a sharp-shooter. pot-shooter1849 A person who takes pot-shots. Also figurative. fusillader1878 pot-shotter1904 A person who takes pot-shots; (occasionally) a careless person. |
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