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shooter
[ shoo-ter ]
noun
efforts to capture the shooter.
- a gun (often used in combination):
a six-shooter.
- a person who shoots a ball, puck, etc., at a goal.
- a thing that shoots:
The meteor shower had many bright shooters.
- a marble used to shoot at other marbles in a game.
- a person who sets off explosives in oil-drilling operations.
- Informal. a professional or amateur photographer.
- an alcoholic drink served in a shot glass or contained in a miniature bottle.
- a dessert or other food served in a shot glass or other very small container (usually used in combination):
soup shooters; shooters of chocolate mousse.
- the container itself:
white ceramic shooters.
shooter
/ ˈʃːə /
noun
- a person or thing that shoots
- slang.a gun
- cricket a ball that unexpectedly travels low on pitching
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
A shooter can’t control whether or not an open jumper goes in; they only can control the amount of work they’ve put into giving that shot the best possible chance to go in.
The shooter reportedly fled on a scooter following the attack in a hair salon in the centre of the city, triggering a manhunt.
The shooter, who fled on a scooter, is still on the run, according to the reports.
Said Dailey: “Definitely that factor we need that can get downhill and spray the ball out to shooters and find guys and push the ball up the court.”
Afterward, Rivera told the deputies, the shooter climbed in the passenger side of a Cadillac waiting in a nearby alley and left.
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