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noun

Shooter n.

One who shoots, as an archer or a gunner.

That which shoots. Specifically:

(a)

A firearm; as, a five-shooter. (Colloq. U.S.)

(b)

A shooting star. (R.)

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Etymology of 'Shooter'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Shooter" Quotes from Famous Books

... sighed sympathetically and slipped half-a-crown into Moses's palm. Then he hurried out. His boy, Levi, stayed behind a moment to finish a transaction involving the barter of a pea-shooter for some of Solomon's buttons. Levi was two years older than Solomon, and was further removed from him by going to a "middle class school." His manner towards Solomon was of a corresponding condescension. But it took ...

— Children of the Ghetto • I. Zangwill

... fully two months of that age. The owner swore the steer had been raised a milk calf; that he knew his age to a day; but Major Hunter firmly yet kindly told the man that he must observe the letter of the contract and that the steer must go as a two-year-old or not at all. In reply a six-shooter was thrown in the major's face, when a number of us rushed in on our horses and the pistol was struck from the man's hand. An explanation was demanded, but the only intelligent reply that could be elicited from the owner of the white steer was, "No G—— d—— Yankee can ...

— Reed Anthony, Cowman • Andy Adams

... did you say, suh?" repeated Deal, showing his teeth in a friendly grin; and suddenly froze rigid as he found himself inspecting the round, smoky muzzle of a six-shooter. ...

— Special Messenger • Robert W. Chambers

... first becoming familiar with the powers of the weapon, we advise beginners to practise for a time with a rest. This should be a bag of sand, or some equally inelastic substance, on which the gun can repose firmly and steadily; and a little practice with such aid will enable the shooter to realize the relation of the line of sight to the trajectory under varying circumstances of wind and light, and thus to proceed knowingly in his subsequent training. But we are unwilling to give this advice without accompanying it with the caution not to continue the ...

— Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, Number 59, September, 1862 • Various

... and blooming daughter— Murdered by the cruel and relentless Henry. When coming home from school he met her, And with a six self shooter, shot her. ...

— Quaint Epitaphs • Various

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