Synonyms of shooters

shooters

noun

plural of shooter

1

as in guns

a person skilled in shooting at a target

there were eight shooters taking turns at the same target in the final competition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guns
• marksmen
• sharpshooters
• shots
• snipers
• gunners
• riflemen
• trapshooters
• gunmen
• markswomen

2

as in photographers

one who takes photographs

he's one of the best shooters of wildlife in all of professional photography

Synonyms & Similar Words

• photographers
• photogs
• lensmen
• shutterbugs
• cinematographers
• paparazzi

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shooters

Antetokounmpo remains an electromagnetic force in the paint, drawing multiple defenders and leaving shooters open in the corners. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

Patterson said police also are investigating where the shooters got their guns. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026

Rubber-bullet shooters and a barking K-9 unit trailed behind. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Randle can get downhill, draw help and find shooters, easing some of the creation burden Porter carried last season. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

In first-person shooters, players experience the game through the eyes of a character, using a gun or other weapon to attack enemies. — Mark J. P. Wolf, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Multiple suspects carried out another mass shooting hours later that killed 10 at a store connected to a nighttime entertainment venue in Lwandle township near the city of Cape Town, though police didn't say exactly how many shooters there were. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

The recoil generated by the ought-six is at the upper end of what most shooters can manage without developing a debilitating flinch. — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026

Following the mosque attack, the shooters planned to commit mass murder at a Jewish temple and target African American students at a public high school, authorities said. — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026