Thesaurus results for SHOOTER

shooter

noun

ˈshü-tər

Definition of shooter

as in gun

a person skilled in shooting at a target there were eight shooters taking turns at the same target in the final competition

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as in photographer

one who takes photographs he's one of the best shooters of wildlife in all of professional photography

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Noun

Another man identified as Onda George, of Ocoee, had followed the mayor in a car and ran up, waving a gun, as the shot was fired.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
The walls are decorated with lamps and replica guns, and in future the group plans to add a projector and an air-conditioning unit.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2026

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Seven months after legendary director Rob Reiner and his wife, photographer Michele Singer, were killed, their children Jake and Romy Reiner stepped up to the plate at Dodgers Stadium to honor them.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Photography by Venetia Scott impresses itself on you like that—an entire aesthetic world, made by an ultra-discreet British fashion photographer-polymath who lives and works at the end of a quiet street in North Kensington.

— Sarah Mower, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026

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The need for an outdoor gun range is urgent, according to multiple city officials, marksmen and developers the Idaho Statesman spoke with.

— Noah Daly August 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 Aug. 2026
In Idaho, executions will be carried out at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution by three volunteer police marksmen whose identities will be kept confidential.

— Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 1 July 2026

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Their menus include advanced therapies such as vitamin shots, protein and stem cell treatments, and IV infusions designed to support goals like weight loss, stress relief, and gut health.

— Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026
Rodriguez returns after a 15-month layoff and hand surgery, aiming to re-enter the title picture against Silva, who seeks a second win this year to secure a title shot.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of shot

Noun

This strategy was most convincingly implemented in 1997 on Monhegan Island, off the coast of Maine, where residents fed up with Lyme disease hired a sharpshooter to cull all of the deer.

— Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
Fudd has been a sharpshooter with a quick release and decisive decision-making while adding strong defense.

— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026

Definition of sharpshooter

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Lopez-Cornejo is the second native of El Salvador, following the September death of Norlan Guzman-Fuentes, who was killed during a sniper attack on an ICE field office in Dallas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
He is alleged to have taken his grandfather’s sniper rifle to the campus where Kirk was speaking, set himself up atop a building opposite the podium and fired before fleeing the scene.

— Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

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