shooters

plural of shooter
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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

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

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Recent Examples of shooters There’s a gamble here that both of my picks don’t turn into good deep shooters and spacing becomes an issue, but the talent is too good to pass up. Victor Wembanyama, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Kirk toured college campuses and got in political arguments with left-leaning students, and Kozak, a student at UVU, wanted to debate Kirk’s past statements about transgender mass shooters. Elle Reeve, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026 Multiple people were killed, including an armed security guard, after two shooters opened fire at the Islamic Center of San Diego, May 18, 2026. Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 The council decided not to make any decisions about the rule, or the BLM land, electing instead to wait for a more reasonable alternative for local shooters. Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026 Days later, the courtroom gallery was abuzz when Ye slid into the second row, while one of the shooters, who has pleaded guilty, testified for the government. Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Authorities said that Abdullah, 51, opened fire at the gunmen, and that Kaziha, 78, and Awad, 57, drew the attention of the shooters back out into the parking lot. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Just before midnight on the 5400 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue, police sources said a pair of unknown shooters dressed in all black and ski masks shot at the gathering from across the street, and that someone from the crowd returned fire. Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 The arms shortage was so bad that the government asked American and Canadian sport shooters to donate their arms to Britain's Home Guard. David Szondy august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shooters
Noun
  • Their guns, jackets, and portable record players are all adorned with their name.
    Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
  • His administration has repeatedly centered its policy battles in the state, including on immigration, transgender athletes, guns, voting rights and especially — electric vehicles.
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Their images, as much as those from stationary TV cameras or professional photographers, became our window onto the calamity.
    David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Shortly after making it 3-2, Bowen jumped over the advertising board, with his arms aloft as team-mates and photographers chased after him.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn has long opposed the eradication, ever since a previous plan called for sharpshooters to take aim at the deer from helicopters.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Leo took a pilgrimage to those ruins Tuesday, arriving during a rainstorm with sharpshooters covering the ancient flagstones and colonnades.
    Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • There is also a drone for aerial shots, controlled from a little tent on the roof of a synagogue just behind the Mound Stand on the other side of St John’s Wood Road.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Coffey, who has scored three goals in the last four games, leads the team with six goals and 31 shots, and is second in chances created with 19 in 18 games.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • As some 2,500 heavily armed police officers, soldiers and snipers entered through a maze of narrow streets, intense gunfire could be heard all around.
    Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Vyan uses logic and the help of friendly Kurdish commander from the Iraqi government forces in Mosul to locate the IS snipers preventing civilians from leaving the devastated city.
    Alissa Simon, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026

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“Shooters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shooters. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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