shooter
noun /ˈʃuːtə(r)/
  /ˈʃuːtər/
- (especially in compounds) a person or weapon that shoots see also pea-shooter, sharpshooter, six-shooter, straight shooter, troubleshooter
 - (informal) a gun
- ‘You got a shooter?’ he asked.
 
 - (North American English) (used especially in news reports) a person who uses a gun to kill people
- Five students died and then the shooter killed himself.
 - There was a second shooter involved in the assassination.
 - two high school shooters serving life sentences
 
 - (also shooter game)a type of video game in which the player views and/or controls the action of a character on the screen and has to attack enemies