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- [shoo-ter]
- /ˈʃu tər/
- /ʃuːt/
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- [shoo-ter]
- /ˈʃu tər/
Definitions of shooter word
- noun shooter a person who shoots with a gun, bow, etc.: efforts to capture the shooter. 1
- noun shooter a gun (often used in combination): a six-shooter. 1
- noun shooter a person who shoots a ball, puck, etc., at a goal. 1
- noun shooter a thing that shoots: The meteor shower had many bright shooters. 1
- noun shooter a marble used to shoot at other marbles in a game. 1
- noun shooter a person who sets off explosives in oil-drilling operations. 1
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Origin of shooter
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at shoot1-er1
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Parts of speech for Shooter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shooter popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shooter usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shooter
noun shooter
- arbalest — a large medieval crossbow, usually cocked by mechanical means
- artilleryman — a serviceman who serves in an artillery unit
- ballista — an ancient catapult for hurling stones, etc
- ballistae — an ancient military engine for throwing stones or other missiles.
- cannoneer — (formerly) a soldier who served and fired a cannon; artilleryman
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See also
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