shooter
noun
Simple meaning
A person who uses a weapon to fire things.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
shooterSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈʃutɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.
A large marble used for knocking smaller marbles out of a chalk circle.
An alcoholic beverage typically served in a shot glass.
professional wrestling slang
A professional killer who uses a gun
professional wrestling slang
A professional wrestler who uses actual fighting moves as part of his style, or who speaks his mind during a live or televised event (instead of speaking from a script).
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
Used this way, shooter is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use shooter
- “My little cousin lost his favorite shooter marble.”noun
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