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

Patterson said that on June 14, a teen takeover occurred in Charlotte's Romare Bearden Park, resulting in the shooting of two teens, ages 15 and 18, and the arrests of three alleged shooters, two 16-year-olds and a 15-year-old. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Two people were killed and several others injured when two shooters opened fire at Canada’s largest street festival in Toronto in July. — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

And, no, there candidly are not many shooters left of Klay Thompson’s potential value to this roster. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

Among these items were fingerprints lifted from beer cans held by the shooters during the Welcome Inn bar robbery and fatal shooting. — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026

Different recreational groups such as shooters and off-roaders are contributing to continuous harm to the trails on the land, creating safety concerns there, according to city officials. — Noah Daly august 5, Idaho Statesman, 5 Aug. 2026

Worthington and Oborski see the program as both a formidable response during an active incident and a preventative measure that deters potential school shooters from attacking in the first place. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 5 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

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