shooters

Noun

shooter (plural shooters)

1. Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.
   • The shooter put a bullet clean through her head.

   Synonyms:

   marksman

2. (craps) The player throwing the dice.
   • Craps involves someone rolling the dice (a shooter) and additional bettors. The game works like this: The first roll is called a come out roll. There are three conditions: 1. If the dice total is 7 or 11, the shooter wins. […]2015, Steven Lott, Functional Python Programming, page 276
3. A device for shooting.
4. (slang) A firearm.
   • Now all we need to establish is what a shooter belonging to one of Maitland's goons is doing in a polisman's locker.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 188

   Synonyms:

   firearm, gat, gun, iron, piece, blaster

5. (slang) An associate willing to act in one's defence or to act against one's enemies, especially by force.
6. (broadly) A loyal advocate or fan.

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