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单词 shooter
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shooter


shoot·er

S5387350 (sho͞o′tər)n.1. One that shoots, especially:a. A person who shoots a firearm.b. A person on a sports team who attempts to score goals by shooting.2. A firearm having a specific number of chambers for bullets. Used in combination: six-shooter.3. A large marble used for shooting.4. A small mixed drink, often served in a shot glass and consumed quickly.

shooter

(ˈʃuːtə) n1. a person or thing that shoots2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) slang a gun3. (Cricket) cricket a ball that unexpectedly travels low on pitching
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Noun1.shooter - a large marble used for shooting in the game of marblestawmarble - a small ball of glass that is used in various games
2.shooter - a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"shotexpert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfullycrack shot, marksman, sharpshooter - someone skilled in shootinggunman, gun - a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)trapshooter - a person who engages in shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled into the air by a trap
3.shooter - a gambler who throws dice in the game of crapscrap-shootergambler - a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events
4.shooter - (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competitionplayer, participant - a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
5.shooter - a professional killer who uses a gunshooter - a professional killer who uses a gungun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, torpedo, triggerman, gunliquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

shooter

noun gunman, gunner, sniper, marksman, rifleman, musketeer, artilleryman, markswoman An eyewitness identified him as the shooter.
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shooter


straight shooter

An honest and trustworthy person who is straightforward in dealings with others. Joe's a straight shooter—if he says that Alice is taking money out of the cash register, then I believe him. Sal's a real straight shooter. If you ask for his opinion, he'll tell you without trying to sugarcoat it.See also: shooter, straight

square shooter

An honest and trustworthy person who is straightforward in dealings with others. A less common variant of "straight shooter." Joe's a square shooter—if he says that Alice is taking money out of the cash register, then I believe him. Sal's a real square shooter. If you ask for his opinion, he'll tell you without trying to sugarcoat it.See also: shooter, square

active shooter

A perpetrator (of a potential mass shooting) who is actively shooting at people, typically targeting victims in a crowded and confined space. If there is a report of an active shooter, police aim to respond within minutes. The police were quick to respond to the active shooter situation and disarm the attacker.See also: active, shooter

hip-shooter

Someone who speaks or acts rashly, recklessly, or bluntly, without consideration of potential consequences. An allusion to firing a handgun immediately upon drawing it from its holster without taking time to aim. The country's prime minister has gained a reputation as a hip-shooter, issuing executive orders without consulting members of parliament. The boss tends to be a hip-shooter, so don't take what he says too personally.

straight shooter

Fig. an honest person. I trust Mike; he's a straight shooter. We need a straight shooter in office who will work for the people rather than some lobbyists.See also: shooter, straight

hip-shooter

n. someone who talks without thinking; someone who speaks very frankly. (see also shoot from the hip.) He’s just a loudmouthed hip-shooter. Pay no attention.

square shooter

n. an honest person. (see also straight shooter.) He wouldn’t do anything shabby. He’s a square shooter. See also: shooter, square

straight shooter

n. an honest person. (see also straight arrow.) We need a straight shooter in office who will work for the people rather than some political party. See also: shooter, straight

straight shooter, a

An honest person. This slangy Americanism, dating from the second half of the 1900s, likens honest speech to the direct path of a bullet or arrow. G. M. Brown used it in Time to Keep (1969), “‘He’s the decentest skipper ever I sailed with . . . Strict but fair . . .’—‘A straight shooter.’”See also: straight

shooter


shooter

Cricket a ball that unexpectedly travels low on pitching

shooter


shooter

Medtalk noun An IV drug user; a person who inject illicit drugs IV. See Shooting gallery.
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shooter


  • noun

Synonyms for shooter

noun gunman

Synonyms

  • gunman
  • gunner
  • sniper
  • marksman
  • rifleman
  • musketeer
  • artilleryman
  • markswoman

Synonyms for shooter

noun a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles

Synonyms

  • taw

Related Words

  • marble

noun a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)

Synonyms

  • shot

Related Words

  • expert
  • crack shot
  • marksman
  • sharpshooter
  • gunman
  • gun
  • trapshooter

noun a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps

Synonyms

  • crap-shooter

Related Words

  • gambler

noun (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)

Related Words

  • athletics
  • sport
  • player
  • participant

noun a professional killer who uses a gun

Synonyms

  • gun for hire
  • gunman
  • gunslinger
  • hired gun
  • hit man
  • hitman
  • torpedo
  • triggerman
  • gun

Related Words

  • liquidator
  • manslayer
  • murderer
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