square shooter
"square-shooter" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“square shooter” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who is fair, trustworthy, or forthright; a person who bargains or transacts business in a fair, honest manner.
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Index EN-square-shooter · square shooter · English
square shooter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | square shooter |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “square shooter” in English
Rare enough to double-check
square shooter is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who is fair, trustworthy, or forthright; a person who bargains or transacts business in a fair, honest manner.".
Zero misspellings are on record for square shooter in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is square shooter, spelled S-Q-U-A-R-E- -S-H-O-O-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person who is fair, trustworthy, or forthright; a person who bargains or transacts business in a fair, honest manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how square shooter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For years he was in a position where a bribe, the turn of a crooked deal, a "queer" fight decision might mean thousands to him. But he was ever the square shooter. The crooked finger of scandal was never pointed his way.
"I suppose it's because I have credibility as someone with integrity and as a square shooter."
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.