Gunman vs Shooter - What's the difference?
gunman | shooter |
A (usually male) criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer.
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Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer etc.
(slang) A firearm.
A video game in which shooting enemies (or targets) is the main objective.
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).
A large marble used for knocking smaller marbles out of a chalk circle.
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An alcoholic beverage typically served in a shot glass.
A shooting star.
As nouns the difference between gunman and shooter
is that gunman is a (usually male) criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer while shooter is someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer etc.gunman
English
Noun
(gunmen)- "I've known a heap of gun fighters in my day. An' Jean Isbel don't ran true to class. Shore there never was a gunman who'd risk cripplin' his right hand by sluggin' anybody."
Derived terms
* lone gunmanSee also
* gunwoman English nouns with irregular pluralsshooter
English
Noun
(en noun)- You separate the marbles by color until you have four groups, but then you notice that some of the marbles are regulars, some are shooters , and some are peewees.
