SHOOTER


Meaning of SHOOTER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshü-tər ]

noun

Date: 13th century

1. : one that shoots: as

a. : a person who fires a missile-discharging device (as a rifle or bow)

b. : the person who is shooting or whose turn it is to shoot

c. : photographer

2. : something that is used in shooting: as

a. : a marble shot from the hand

b. : revolver — usually used in combination

six- shooter

3. : a shot of hard liquor (as whiskey or tequila) often diluted with something (as soda) ; also : a bit of food (as a raw oyster) served in a shot glass

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.