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