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

ˈwən-ˌtīm 

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

Examples of one-timer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gauthier scored 96 seconds into the game, recording his team-best 41st goal of the season with a one-timer from the right faceoff circle off a rush to give the Ducks a 1-0 lead. —Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026

Megan Keller teed up a one-timer at the top of the left circle before Boston’s top unit retrieved the puck and kept applying steady pressure. —Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026

Müller carried the puck from end to end to find a wide-open Eldridge for a one-timer past Nicole Hensley. —CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026

Maybe as Anton Frondell figures out how to score with his one-timer on the power play, the unit will become more dangerous. —Scott Powers, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for one-timer

• alzheimer
• climber
• dimer
• eimer
• primer
• rhymer
• timer
• heterodimer