单词 | shootist |
释义 | shootist in British English (ˈʃuːtɪst) noun US slang a person who is skilled at shooting, esp game shootist in American English (ˈʃuːtɪst) noun 1. a marksman with a pistol or rifle 2. a gunfighter, as in the Old West Word origin [1860–65, Amer.; shoot1 + -ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Paleolithic, blind spot, metric system, pop-up, trade name-ist is a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certainprinciples, doctrines, etc. Other words that use the affix -ist include: Thomist, dramatist, machinist, realist, socialist |
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