I. ˈshüd.ə(r), -ütə- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English sheter, shoter, shuter, from sheten, shoten, shuten to shoot + -er — more at shoot
1.
a. : a person (as an archer, gunner, sharpshooter, hunter) that shoots a missile-discharging device especially for sport
a well-known skeet shooter
b. archaic : a guard on a horse-drawn coach
c. : a person that sets off explosives especially as an occupation : blaster ; specifically : one that sets off explosives in oil wells to start the flow of oil
2. : something that shoots: as
a. : shooting star
b. : a plant of very rapid growth
c. : a cricket ball that on bouncing keeps very close to the ground
3. : something that is short or is used in shooting: as
a. : a marble shot from the hand : taw
b. : firearm ; especially : a repeating pistol — used chiefly in combination
six- shooter
five- shooter
4. : one that casts or launches: as
a. : one that casts the net in seining
b. : one that moves or transfers something (as a commodity) by directing into or through a chute
c. : the player who is shooting the dice in a crap game
5. : a printer's shooting stick
II. noun
: a shot of whiskey or whiskey diluted with something (as soda) ; also : a bit of food (as a raw oyster) served in a shot glass