shooter

noun14

1. •
   a person who fires a gun or uses a bow

   • The shooter put a bullet clean through her head.
2. •
   A video game in which shooting enemies (or targets) is the main objective.

   • I love shooters, RPGs, and pretty much anything with free-roam or gore. — 2009
3. •
   An alcoholic beverage typically served in a shot glass.

   • We drink tequila as a shooter, but prefer to sip gin slowly to appreciate the flavour.
4. •
   A device for shooting.
5. •
   (slang) A firearm.

   • Now all we need to establish is what a shooter belonging to one of Maitland's goons is doing in a polisman's locker. — 2022
6. •
   (slang) A photographer or cameraman.
7. •
   A large marble used for knocking smaller marbles out of a chalk circle.

   • You separate the marbles by color until you have four groups, but then you notice that some of the marbles are regulars, some are shooters, and some are peewees. — 2011
8. •
   (slang) An associate willing to act in one's defence or to act against one's enemies, especially by force.
9. •
   The player throwing the dice.
10. •
    A delivery that skids after pitching, instead of bouncing.
11. •
    (slang) A professional wrestler who uses actual fighting moves as part of his style, or who speaks his mind during a live or televised event (instead of speaking from a script).
12. •
    A loyal advocate or fan.
13. •
    (rare) A shooting star.
14. •
    A device supposed to accumulate orgone.