: 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. —Frank Dell'Apa

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Jack Roslovic won a faceoff in the right circle to Auston Matthews, who set up Raddysh for a one-timer from the left point that went off Blackwood’s shoulder and in. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2026 Kaprizov scored on a one-timer on the power play 21 seconds into the extra period for his 17th goal of the season. — ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026 The 39-year-old Crosby broke his tie with Kings great Marcel Dionne by scoring his 1,772nd point when Evgeni Malkin's one-timer deflected in off him in the second period. — CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026 The 39-year-old Crosby broke his tie with Kings great Marcel Dionne by scoring his 1,772nd point when Evgeni Malkin’s one-timer deflected in off him in the second period. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for one-timer

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of one-timer was in 1984

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“One-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-timer. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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