noun

shooter

shooter, gunman, shot

He is the best shooter on the basketball team.

He is the best shooter on the basketball team.

The police are looking for the shooter.

The police are looking for the shooter.

a good/bad ((shooter)) someone who is skilled/unskilled at shooting He is a very accurate shooter.

the ((shooter)) in a crime the person who fired the gun The witness identified the shooter.

Synonyms: marksman, gunman, archer

From the verb 'shoot' + '-er' suffix, denoting a person who performs the action.

Think of the verb 'shoot' and add '-er' to make it the person who does the action. A bakER bakes, a shootER shoots.

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