SHOOTERS Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word shooters. (close relations)
Definition of SHOOTERS
shooter
Best Alternative Words for SHOOTERS
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blaster | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a workman employed to blast with explosives | ||||||||
gun | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) • large but transportable armament • a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) • a professional killer who uses a gun • a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine • a pedal that controls the throttle valve • the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies verb • shoot with a gun | ||||||||
gunman | nounn | |||||||
noun • a professional killer who uses a gun • a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) | ||||||||
gunslinger | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a professional killer who uses a gun | ||||||||
hitman | nounn | |||||||
noun • a professional killer who uses a gun | ||||||||
marksman | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone skilled in shooting | ||||||||
shot | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of firing a projectile • a solid missile discharged from a firearm • (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand • a chance to do something • a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot) • a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film • the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe • a small drink of liquor • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect • an estimate based on little or no information • an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera • sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put • an explosive charge used in blasting • a blow hard enough to cause injury • an attempt to score in a game • informal words for any attempt or effort • the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination • throwing the basketball toward the hoop adjective satellite • varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles | ||||||||
taw | nounn | |||||||
noun • the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet • a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles | ||||||||
torpedo | nounn | |||||||
noun • a professional killer who uses a gun • a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States • an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas) • a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface • a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead • armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target • any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges verb • attack or hit with torpedoes | ||||||||
triggerman | nounn | |||||||
noun • a professional killer who uses a gun | ||||||||
gun for hire | nounn | |||||||
noun • a professional killer who uses a gun | ||||||||
hired gun | nounn | |||||||
noun • a professional killer who uses a gun | ||||||||
hit man | nounn | |||||||
noun • a professional killer who uses a gun | ||||||||
shoot-'em-up | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a movie featuring shooting and violence |