shooter
Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.
Noun 4 meanings
Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.
“The shooter put a bullet clean through her head.”
The player throwing the dice.
A device for shooting.
A loyal advocate or fan.
Etymology
From Middle English schoter, schuter, schotter, scheter, schetare, scheotere, from Old English sċēotere (“shooter”), equivalent to shoot + -er. Compare Dutch schieter, schutter (“shooter”), German Schießer (“shooter”), Swedish skjutare, West Frisian sjitter (“shooter”).
Similar and opposite words
SHOOTER at a glance
SHOOTER has 7 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (S 1 + H 4 + O 1 + O 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,517 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with shooter
All rhymes- AFTER8
- BETTER8
- WATER8
- LATER5
- MATTER8
- CENTER8
- CHARACTER16
- DAUGHTER13
- MINISTER10
- COMPUTER14
- LETTER6
- SISTER6
One letter away
- SHORTER10
- SCOOTER9
- SHOUTER10
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