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

Matched Categories

1. • Player
   • 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. Michael Loewinsohn:

   I saw a massive amount of people running up from security checkpoint and people yelling' shooter,' tSA employees rushed us out of a side door and just started sprinting away from the building.

2. Sam Erman:

   I've never met anyone with more integrity who was a straighter shooter than he was, he is very smart, careful and fair. He is careful smart and fair jurist.

3. Paul Keenan:

   Only the shooter knows all the reasons why he committed this horrific act of violence, however, at this time, the FBI is confident that based on the evidence collected, the assessment of the Behavioral Analysis Unit is accurate, and the shooter did not appear to be motivated by bias or a desire to advance an ideology.

4. White House:

   This morning, the President had a call with James Shaw Jr. to commend his heroic actions and quick thinking last month at a Waffle House in Tennessee, mr. Shaw saved lives when he wrestled a gun from an active shooter who had open fired.

5. Gaige Grosskreutz:

   Further inferencing from the things I had heard, experienced and witnessed earlier in the night, I thought the defendant was an active shooter.