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Gunslinger vs Shooter - What's the difference?

gunslinger | shooter |

As nouns the difference between gunslinger and shooter

is that gunslinger is in the Old West: a person who carried a gun and was an expert at the quick draw while shooter is someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer etc.

gunslinger

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • In the Old West: a person who carried a gun and was an expert at the quick draw.
  • In modern usage: a person who behaves with the bravado expected of someone who would duel with guns.
  • shooter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • * 2011 , Jamie MacLennan, ZhaoHui Tang, Bogdan Crivat, Data Mining with Microsoft SQL Server 2008
  • 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.
  • An alcoholic beverage typically served in a shot glass.
  • A shooting star.
  • Synonyms

    * (one who shoots) marksman * (firearm) blaster * (type of video game) shoot-'em-up

    Derived terms

    * sharpshooter * square shooter * straight shooter * shootress

    Anagrams

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