one-timer
noun
one-tim·er
ˈwən-ˌtī-mər 
: a shot (as in hockey or soccer) that is made by immediately striking a moving puck or ball (as when receiving a pass from a teammate) without first stopping and controlling it
one-time
transitive verb
one-timed; one-timing
Paul Keegan made a steal on the right and cut the ball back, and Rocha one-timed a 16-yard blast into the roof of the net.
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Frank Dell'Apa
Frank Dell'Apa
Examples of one-timer in a Sentence
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Reinhart scored his 52nd on a 16-foot one-timer at 11:58 of the third.
—Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
The first long build-up produced the Big Red’s lone goal 6:44 into the game, with a series of shots leading to the puck squirting out to sophomore forward Nick DeSantis for a one-timer that zipped through traffic and past Davis for a 1-0 Cornell lead.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2024
Just 66 seconds later, with the Sharks on their second power play, Bordeleau won a draw in the Stars’ zone, took a pass from Mikael Granlund, then fired a cross-ice pass to Eklund, who slapped a one-timer past Wedgewood for his 12th goal of the season.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Fed passes by an assistant coach, both wingers practiced one-timers from near the faceoff dots.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
The Florida Panthers defenseman fired a one-timer from the point on a five-on-three power-play in the third period against the Buffalo Sabres, falling to one knee as the puck made its way toward the net.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
Michael McCarron had the puck in the corner to the right of the Sharks’ net, and Addison skated toward him, trying to stop the pass that went right to Sherwood’s stick for a pretty one-timer that got past Kaapo Kahkonen and under the crossbar.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
The Avs failed to score on a pair of power plays, took a penalty during one for the third time, and allowed an extra-man goal when Michael Bunting scored on a one-timer at 12:06 of the period.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2024
Pettersson scored with 3:11 left in the first hammering home a one-timer off a feed from Quinn Hughes.
—Associate Press, The Arizona Republic, 19 Jan. 2024
Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
The first long build-up produced the Big Red’s lone goal 6:44 into the game, with a series of shots leading to the puck squirting out to sophomore forward Nick DeSantis for a one-timer that zipped through traffic and past Davis for a 1-0 Cornell lead.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2024
Just 66 seconds later, with the Sharks on their second power play, Bordeleau won a draw in the Stars’ zone, took a pass from Mikael Granlund, then fired a cross-ice pass to Eklund, who slapped a one-timer past Wedgewood for his 12th goal of the season.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Fed passes by an assistant coach, both wingers practiced one-timers from near the faceoff dots.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
The Florida Panthers defenseman fired a one-timer from the point on a five-on-three power-play in the third period against the Buffalo Sabres, falling to one knee as the puck made its way toward the net.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
Michael McCarron had the puck in the corner to the right of the Sharks’ net, and Addison skated toward him, trying to stop the pass that went right to Sherwood’s stick for a pretty one-timer that got past Kaapo Kahkonen and under the crossbar.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
The Avs failed to score on a pair of power plays, took a penalty during one for the third time, and allowed an extra-man goal when Michael Bunting scored on a one-timer at 12:06 of the period.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2024
Pettersson scored with 3:11 left in the first hammering home a one-timer off a feed from Quinn Hughes.
—Associate Press, The Arizona Republic, 19 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1984, in the meaning defined above
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“One-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-timer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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