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point-and-shooter

point-and-shooter noun: a person who takes point-and-shoot photographs.

Noun

point-and-shooter (plural point-and-shooters)

  1. A person who takes point-and-shoot photographs.
    • The "best" camera for a point-and-shooter would be of no use to an architectural or sports-action photographer.1999, Mike Stensvold, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Photography Like a Pro, →ISBN, page 16
    • So we figured we'd give it a try from the point-and-shooter's perspective.2002, Popular Photography - Volume 66, Issues 1-6, page 18
  2. A point-and-shoot camera.
    • The cameras are basic point-and-shooters with no flash, no slots for memory cards, and no liquid-crystal display […]2002, BusinessWeek, numbers 3789-3796, page 134

Forms of point-and-shooter

pluralpoint-and-shooters

Origin of point-and-shooter

From point-and-shoot + -er.

Questions about point-and-shooter

What does point-and-shooter mean?
Point-and-shooter means a person who takes point-and-shoot photographs.
What part of speech is point-and-shooter?
Point-and-shooter is a noun.
What is the plural of point-and-shooter?
The plural of point-and-shooter is point-and-shooters.

Words near point-and-shooter in the dictionary

  1. point-and-click
  2. point-and-drool
  3. point-and-shoot
  4. point-and-shoot camera
  5. point-and-shoot cameras
  6. point-and-shooter
  7. point-and-shooters
  8. point-blank
  9. point-device
  10. point-devise
  11. point-free

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