# shooter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃuːtə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #6,619

## Definitions
1. Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.
2. The player throwing the dice.
3. A device for shooting.
4. A firearm.
5. An associate willing to act in one's defence or to act against one's enemies, especially by force.
6. A loyal advocate or fan.
7. A video game in which shooting enemies (or targets) is the main objective.
8. 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).
9. A large marble used for knocking smaller marbles out of a chalk circle.
10. An alcoholic beverage typically served in a shot glass.
11. A shooting star.
12. A device supposed to accumulate orgone.
13. A delivery that skids after pitching, instead of bouncing.
14. A photographer or cameraman.

## Etymology
From Middle English schoter, schuter, schotter, scheter, schetare, scheotere, from Old English sċēotere (“shooter”), equivalent to shoot + -er. Compare Dutch schieter, schutter (“shooter”), German Schießer (“shooter”), Swedish skjutare, West Frisian sjitter (“shooter”).

## Easily confused with
- **shower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shooter-vs-shower)
- **sooner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shooter-vs-sooner)
- **shoots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shooter-vs-shoots)
- **shorter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shooter-vs-shorter)
- **shouted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shooter-vs-shouted)
- **shutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shooter-vs-shutter)
- **shorten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shooter-vs-shorten)
- **shopper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shooter-vs-shopper)
- **snooker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shooter-vs-snooker)
- **spooner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shooter-vs-spooner)
- **spotter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shooter-vs-spotter)
- **shorted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shooter-vs-shorted)
- **shoot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shoot-vs-shooter)
- **shelter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelter-vs-shooter)
- **scooter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scooter-vs-shooter)
- **shatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shatter-vs-shooter)
- **shocker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shocker-vs-shooter)
- **shifter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shifter-vs-shooter)
- **schooner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schooner-vs-shooter)
- **schooler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schooler-vs-shooter)

## Common misspellings (10)
`hsooter`, `shhooter`, `shooetr`, `shooterr`, `shootre`, `shootter`, `shoter`, `shotoer`, `sohoter`, `sshooter`

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