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

Bolduc cranked a one-timer from the slot off a feed from Cole Caufield feed to tie it later in the period with his eighth of the season, and first at home, prompting a huge ovation from the Bell Centre crowd. —CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025

But Elias Lindholm made a steal of Brenden Dillon’s breakout pass attempt in the left circle and fed Geekie at the bottom of the left circle for a one-timer and his 22nd goal of the year. —Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025

Artemi Panarin’s one-timer from the left point with 40.9 seconds left evened the score and sent this contest to overtime. —Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025

Balinskis even had the primary assist on Mackie Samoskevich’s second-period goal, sending a pass from the point to Samoskevich for a one-timer from the left circle. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for one-timer

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