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

Jake Guentzel fired a one-timer past Sogaard with a little more than 12 minutes left, and Brady Tkachuk scored his second off a feed from Jack Hughes after Sogaard exited with injury and was relieved by Frederik Dichow. —Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026

Kaltounková had a one-timer stopped by Ann-Renee Desbiens, and another blast slip just wide of the net. —Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026

Carpenter was the only one who beat her, scoring with a one-timer from the slot on a power-play goal with just under five minutes left in the period. —Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026

Marner scored 20 seconds later with a one-timer short-side from the lower left circle off a spinning pass from Dorofeyev. —Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for one-timer

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