# backshooter

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A cowboy who kills someone by shooting them in the back
2. A treacherous person

## Etymology
From backshoot + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/backshooter