shooters

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

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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 Today, shooters working for Maui Nui Venison take deer from private ranches each night. — Tovar Cerulli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026 At 6 feet in sneakers, Davion Mitchell lacks the size to affect 3-point shooters, especially in rotations. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026 Rather than reinventing the concept, Sigma seems focused on fixing the quirks that made the original a tough sell for many shooters. — New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026 The game is a microcosm, a bird’s-eye view, of shooters as a whole. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026 Hachimura developed into one of the Lakers’ most dependable shooters. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Police said surveillance video showed one of the shooters chase down and fire at one of the victims, then both suspects were seen climbing privacy fences along Lockridge Avenue, according to court documents. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 Optimal spacing The Hawks, on paper, have shooters up and down their roster. — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026 After all, Thompson is one of the best three-point shooters in NBA history. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shooters
Noun
  • Body-camera video released by Miami Beach police shows officers pointing their guns at the suspect and ordering him to the ground.
    — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • These Black women living in post-emancipation Texas decided to pass for white and wield their beauty and guns to save their family’s land and legacy.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026
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  • Smith modeled for her brother as well as for fashion designers Hubert de Givenchy, Thierry Mugler, Issey Miyake and Patrick Kelly, illustrators Alvaro and Antonio Lopez and photographers Jean-Paul Goude and Guy Bourdin, among others.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2026
  • In the film, Isabella Rossellini says that other photographers tend to shoot and shoot and shoot, but Avedon would shoot an image every so often, then tell you to think of something, then shoot again, and end up with a total of maybe 10 shots.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Nov. 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
  • Officials have considered mass sterilization or hiring sharpshooters, but those options are wildly expensive.
    — Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 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
  • Evgeni Malkin had two assists and Arturs Silovs stopped 20 shots for the Penguins, who broke a four-game skid Saturday night against the Kings in the opener of their California trip.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Andrew Thomas turned away seven shots for Seattle — none better than this one on a point-blank shot by Son Heung-min to keep it 2-0 in the 54th minute.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • In November 2023, Ukraine’s Security Service, known as the SBU, announced that one of its snipers had hit a Russian soldier from 3,800 meters (12,467 feet).
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The photos that people shared with Beck of snipers at a Carolina Panthers game were from 2024 when fans spotted snipers on the roof of Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

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“Shooters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shooters. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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