shooter : Idioms & Phrases
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crap-shooter
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noun a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps
shooter.
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line-shooter
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noun a very boastful and talkative person
braggart; boaster; blowhard; vaunter; bragger.
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pea shooter
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noun a straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a target
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seven-shooter
Sev"en-shoot`er noun
Definitions
A firearm, esp. a pistol, with seven barrels or chambers for cartridges, or one capable of firing seven shots without reloading. Colloq.
Webster 1913
six-shooter
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noun a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
revolver; six-gun.
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Six"-shoot`er noun
Definitions
A pistol or other firearm which can be fired six times without reloading especially, a six-chambered revolver. Colloq. U.S.
Webster 1913
square shooter
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noun a frank and honest person
square shooter; straight arrow.
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straight shooter
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noun a frank and honest person
square shooter; straight arrow.
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trouble shooter
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noun a worker whose job is to locate and fix sources of trouble (especially in mechanical devices)
troubleshooter.