shoot ‧ er /ˈʃuːtə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . someone who shoots a gun
2 . informal a gun
3 . American English a ↑ basketball player who is good at throwing the ball through the basket
⇨ ↑ peashooter , ↑ six-shooter , ↑ troubleshooter
shoot ‧ er /ˈʃuːtə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . someone who shoots a gun
2 . informal a gun
3 . American English a ↑ basketball player who is good at throwing the ball through the basket
⇨ ↑ peashooter , ↑ six-shooter , ↑ troubleshooter
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012