1
as in gun
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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2
as in photographer
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 Synonyms for shooter
Noun
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Tacopina is currently in the spotlight after representing A$AP Rocky in his recent gun assault trial against A$AP Relli, securing the win for the Harlem rapper who faced two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
3 Apr. 2025 -
The Sheriff’s Office held its first gun buyback event in August 2023 at this same location, where residents turned in 150 firearms.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Now, three months after her trip, Mannion, a Purdue Northwest employee and photographer, displayed her images at the university’s annual women’s art exhibition.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the wake of the influencers comes another threat, artificial intelligence, which threatens to replace many of the remaining Gen X copywriters, photographers and designers.—
Steven Kurutz,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Amid Cleveland's spectacular shooting start, Merrill is not even among the team's top seven three-point marksmen.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
27 Nov. 2024
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Each will be armed with .308-caliber, Winchester 110-grain TAP Urban ammunition often used by police marksmen.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Even so, plenty of Southerners have been eager to give it a shot.—
Rick Rojas,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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But the singles by Happ that were hit not particularly hard to left field — the first of them low enough that Machado would have had a shot at grabbing it had he not been shifted far to the right against the switch hitter batting from the left side — started those rallies.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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Brigham Young University alumni and donors haven’t had a chance to root on their school in a Sweet 16 game since 2011 when sharpshooter Jimmer Fredette carried the team into the national spotlight.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Brad Sigmon, 67, is scheduled to go in front of a row of sharpshooters on Friday, March 7.—
Ben Brachfeld,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Shooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shooter. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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