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

Moments later, Mehserle stood, drew his gun and shot Grant in the back.

— Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
The shooting left 17 students and faculty dead and spurred a national reckoning with gun violence in schools and campus safety.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of gun

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Diego Rodriguez’s work uniform as a photographer consists of knee pads, a camera and a lanyard strung with animal call whistles.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Rock photographer Justin Thomas is suing painter Elizabeth Peyton for allegedly copying his 1995 photo of Oasis‘s Liam and Noel Gallagher in her work Earl’s Court (Liam + Noel) (1996).

— News Desk, Artforum, 26 Aug. 2026

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The researchers acknowledged that this wasn’t very helpful to the average homeowner, who may not be able to hire a professional air rifle marksman to deal with their lizard issue.

— Alex Harris August 25, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
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

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Many of the town’s exterior shots were filmed along White Wharf and the fishing village of Bearskin Neck, a peninsula that served as military barracks during the War of 1812 and is now lined with local shops and restaurants.

— Nicholas DeRenzo, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
The shot customer was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he was initially listed in stable condition but later died, police said.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of shot

Noun

Garnett and Allen had issues when the sharpshooter left in 2012 to join LeBron James in Miami.

— Doug Feinberg, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
When Golden State added Zandalasini from Minnesota in the expansion draft in 2024, she was already known as a sharpshooter.

— Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of sharpshooter

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He's also said that the ballroom will house critical national security benefits, including bomb shelters, a hospital, sniper nests and a drone port.

— Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026
That would, of course, be noted 1980s sniper Dave Archibald, whose pair of second-period goals weren’t enough to keep his North Stars from a home loss.

— Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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