Synonyms of shooters

shooters

noun

plural of shooter

1

as in guns

a person skilled in shooting at a target

there were eight shooters taking turns at the same target in the final competition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guns
• marksmen
• sharpshooters
• shots
• snipers
• gunners
• riflemen
• trapshooters
• gunmen
• markswomen

2

as in photographers

one who takes photographs

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• photographers
• photogs
• lensmen
• shutterbugs
• cinematographers
• paparazzi

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shooters

Colt Gray’s jail counselor, Stephen Baker, later confirmed their juvenile inmates are not allowed to have photos of school shooters. — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

The Pathfinder, with shooters still firing, chases the Jeep down the street, toward downtown Seattle and into the night. — Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026

The Heat already has a few quality three-point shooters on its roster, but more is needed to help space the floor for its new leading duo of Bam Adebayo and Giannis Antetokounmpo. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Hobbs also suggested that the teenager’s mother, Marcee Gray, bore more responsibility than his client for fostering his obsession with school shooters. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 30 July 2026

The Seattle Center shooting left three people dead and four others injured on Sunday evening at the Bite of Seattle annual food festival when as many as three shooters opened fire on each other, with innocent bystanders caught in the crosshairs. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

As much as the movie revels in the thrill of Spidey swinging between skyscrapers with erratic command of his shooters, the more intimate scenes with MJ and Ned are what supplies the emotional charge. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026

But a lot of their shooters on the roster are streaky rather than reliable. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Conspicuously missing is pre-capture, which several reviewers have flagged as a real loss for wildlife shooters. — New Atlas, 20 July 2026