Synonyms for shooter
shoot·er

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1. shooternoun

   Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer etc.

   Synonyms:
   marksman

2. shooternoun

   A firearm.

   Synonyms:
   blaster

3. shooternoun

   Synonyms:
   shoot-em-up

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1. taw, shooternoun

   a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles

   Synonyms:
   gun, triggerman, shot, hitman, gunman, hit man, taw, gunslinger, torpedo, crap-shooter, gun for hire, hired gun

2. shot, shooternoun

   a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)

   "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"

   Synonyms:
   gunman, crap-shooter, shaft, gunslinger, pellet, hired gun, dig, guessing, snap, taw, torpedo, guesswork, blastoff, gun, barb, stab, slam, scene, crack, snapshot, shooting, gibe, guess, gun for hire, hit man, stroke, triggerman, jibe, injection, dead reckoning, hitman, shot

3. shooter, crap-shooternoun

   a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps

   Synonyms:
   gun, triggerman, shot, hitman, gunman, hit man, taw, gunslinger, torpedo, crap-shooter, gun for hire, hired gun

4. shooternoun

   (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)

   Synonyms:
   gun, triggerman, shot, hitman, gunman, hit man, taw, gunslinger, torpedo, crap-shooter, gun for hire, hired gun

5. gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, gun, gun for hire, triggerman, hit man, hitman, torpedo, shooternoun

   a professional killer who uses a gun

   Synonyms:
   ordnance, gunman, crap-shooter, gunslinger, hired gun, heavy weapon, grease-gun, throttle, gas pedal, torpedo, accelerator pedal, taw, sub, gun, hero, grinder, numbfish, crampfish, submarine sandwich, shot, gas, submarine, zep, artillery, gun for hire, hitman, hit man, bomber, electric ray, hoagy, triggerman, wedge, accelerator, hero sandwich, hoagie, poor boy

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   • Sport

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1. List of paraphrases for "shooter":

   sniper, rifleman, marksman, killer, gunman, gunner, sharpshooter, gunfighter, shot, hitter, slayer, murderer, unsub

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1. Mobile Police Chief Paul Prine:

   We have several individuals that maybe involved, but possibly just one shooter.

2. Scott Atlas:

   They come to me with all of their information, and then I help them decide - using deductive reasoning and the rest of the medical science that we have - what's going on with the patient, what is the management strategy here, i'm a total straight shooter.

3. Thor Eells:

   If there is a weapon of any sort, not just guns, in somebody's hands when we respond in a situation like an active shooter or an assault in progress... officers have additional pressures placed upon( them) to evaluate an awful lot of info in a short period of time and hopefully arrive at the correct answer to mitigate danger to everyone involved, now as a responding officer, I have to very quickly, and when I say quickly : seconds, milliseconds ; make a determination in my mind, is this a friend or foe type of thing.

4. Steve Scalise:

   I never saw the shooter, never really saw where he was and then, it just hurt a lot, but( I) wanted to have him walk me through what he saw and did.

5. William Barr:

   I told him how well I knew Bob Mueller and that the Barrs and Muellers were good friends and would be good friends when this was all over, bob Mueller is a straight-shooter and should be dealt with as such.