Shooter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles

a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈuːɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈuːtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈuːtə/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈuːɾɚ/.

Examples

he is a crack shot
a poor shooter

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gun for hire hired gun gunman torpedo gun hit man hitman taw crap-shooter gunslinger shot triggerman

Parts of Speech

noun	a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
noun	a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot) “he is a crack shot”
noun	a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps
noun	(sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)
noun	a professional killer who uses a gun

Word Forms

shoot	verb	throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
gun	verb	shoot with a gun

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schütze

eine große Murmel, die zum Schießen im Murmelspiel verwendet wird

🇫🇷French

tireur

une grosse bille utilisée pour tirer dans le jeu de billes

🇪🇸Spanish

tirador

una canica grande utilizada para disparar en el juego de canicas

🇮🇹Italian

tiratore

una grande biglia utilizzata per il tiro nel gioco delle biglie

🇳🇱Dutch

schutter

een grote knikker die wordt gebruikt voor het schieten in het knikkerspel

🇵🇹Portuguese

atirador

uma grande bola de gude usada para atirar no jogo de bolinhas de gude

🇷🇺Russian

стрелок

большой шарик, используемый для стрельбы в игре в шарики

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शूटर

कंचों के खेल में निशानेबाजी के लिए उपयोग किया जाने वाला एक बड़ा संगमरमर

🇧🇩Bengali

শ্যুটার

মার্বেল খেলায় শুটিংয়ের জন্য ব্যবহৃত একটি বড় মার্বেল

🇮🇳Tamil

சுடும்

பளிங்கு விளையாட்டில் படப்பிடிப்புக்கு பயன்படுத்தப்படும் ஒரு பெரிய பளிங்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

షూటర్

గోళీల ఆటలో షూటింగ్ కోసం ఉపయోగించే పెద్ద పాలరాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

नेमबाज

मार्बल्सच्या खेळात शूटिंगसाठी वापरलेला मोठा संगमरवर

🇮🇳Gujarati

શૂટર

આરસની રમતમાં શૂટિંગ માટે વપરાતો મોટો આરસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶೂಟರ್

ಮಾರ್ಬಲ್ಸ್ ಆಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿತ್ರೀಕರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುವ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಅಮೃತಶಿಲೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഷൂട്ടർ

മാർബിൾ ഗെയിമിൽ ഷൂട്ടിംഗിനായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വലിയ മാർബിൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨੇਬਾਜ਼

ਸੰਗਮਰਮਰ ਦੀ ਖੇਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ੂਟਿੰਗ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡਾ ਸੰਗਮਰਮਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

شوٹر

ماربل کے کھیل میں شوٹنگ کے لیے استعمال ہونے والا ایک بڑا سنگ مرمر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

射手

弹珠游戏中用于射击的大弹珠

🇯🇵Japanese

射手

ビー玉ゲームで射撃に使用される大きなビー玉

🇰🇷Korean

사수

구슬치기 게임에서 사격에 사용되는 큰 구슬

🇻🇳Vietnamese

game bắn súng

một viên bi lớn dùng để bắn trong trò chơi bắn bi

🇹🇭Thai

นักกีฬา

หินอ่อนขนาดใหญ่ที่ใช้สำหรับการยิงในเกมลูกหิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

penembak

kelereng besar yang digunakan untuk menembak dalam permainan kelereng

🇵🇭Filipino

tagabaril

isang malaking marmol na ginagamit sa pagbaril sa laro ng mga marmol

🇲🇾Malay

penembak

guli besar yang digunakan untuk menembak dalam permainan guli

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مطلق النار

رخام كبير الحجم يستخدم في لعبة الكرات

🇮🇷Persian

تیرانداز

یک سنگ مرمر بزرگ که برای تیراندازی در بازی تیله استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

atıcı

misket oyununda atış yapmak için kullanılan büyük bir misket

🇮🇱Hebrew

יוֹרֶה

גולה גדולה המשמשת לירי במשחק הגולות

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