shooter
/ˈʃuːtə/SHOO-tur
/ˈʃutɚ/SHOO-tur
Meaningone who shoots
Common meaning: a person who shoots
Other meanings: a gun
- shootdarting, rushingSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 549 · scan
- eragent ending: one who
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from shoot + -er.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), SHOOT, p.549 · scan
Source words
- scotian Old English · source word “darting, rushing”
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