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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Noun
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Bradley Fighting Vehicle Looks like a tank but the Bradley has a smaller gun, missiles and carries soldiers into combat.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
14 June 2025 -
Cellphone footage posted on social media showed Brown approaching the other man with the gun, then the sound of gunshots as the target ducked his head, according to the footage.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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The visual was directed by photographer Ethan James Green.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
6 June 2025
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The exhibition features big names in American photography, such as John Moran, who advocated for the recognition of photography as an art form, and Alice Austen, a pioneering landscape photographer.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
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Reggie Miller, arguably the original 3-point marksman and whose off-ball shooting wizardry created the modern blueprint for Curry’s style, scored all 25,279 of his points in the NBA for the Indiana Pacers in a career that spanned from 1987 until 2005.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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The former England international joins the growing list of forwards whose efforts to be a leading marksman proved futile.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Hicks was pulled from the rotation in August of last season and then again in May after the Giants gave it another shot this season.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
16 June 2025
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At this point, multiple players were in the hunt, separated by a shot, if not tied on the leaderboard.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
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Yet the facts remain: Kristaps Porzingis is playing with an illness, sharpshooter Sam Hauser has been out since Game 1, and now Tatum could miss the rest of the series with a devastating leg injury to end Game 4.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
12 May 2025
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The Celtics also lost rotation sharpshooter Sam Hauser to an ankle sprain during Monday’s loss.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2025
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“Shooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shooter. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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