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

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

Abdullah, a longtime security guard, was praised for his heroic actions confronting the shooters and giving others time to flee. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 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

Keep in mind that when Antetokounmpo has been surrounded by skilled distance shooters — an approach the Heat has tried to replicate — his Bucks teams produced elite offensive ratings. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Sanft didn’t connect the dots, but other tips and theories about different alleged shooters have floated around for decades. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

Then Purdue’s best two incoming freshmen, Luke Ertel and Jacob Webber, are good 3-point shooters. — Cj Moore, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

The company hopes to expand the variety of content in the future to include first-person shooters and comic books, while eventually open-sourcing the RUN platform. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026