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Noun
S:
(n)
taw
,
shooter
(a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles)
S:
(n)
shot
,
shooter
(a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot))
"he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"
direct hyponym
/
full hyponym
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
shooter
,
crap-shooter
(a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps)
S:
(n)
shooter
((sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket))
S:
(n)
gunman
,
gunslinger
,
hired gun
,
gun
,
gun for hire
,
triggerman
,
hit man
,
hitman
,
torpedo
,
shooter
(a professional killer who uses a gun)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(n)
murderer
,
liquidator
,
manslayer
(a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being))
S:
(n)
criminal
,
felon
,
crook
,
outlaw
,
malefactor
(someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
S:
(n)
principal
((criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement)
S:
(n)
wrongdoer
,
offender
(a person who transgresses moral or civil law)
S:
(n)
bad person
(a person who does harm to others)
S:
(n)
person
,
individual
,
someone
,
somebody
,
mortal
,
soul
(a human being)
"there was too much for one person to do"
S:
(n)
organism
,
being
(a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)
S:
(n)
living thing
,
animate thing
(a living (or once living) entity)
S:
(n)
whole
,
unit
(an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity)
"how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
S:
(n)
object
,
physical object
(a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
"it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
S:
(n)
physical entity
(an entity that has physical existence)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
S:
(n)
causal agent
,
cause
,
causal agency
(any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results)
S:
(n)
physical entity
(an entity that has physical existence)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
S:
(n)
killer
,
slayer
(someone who causes the death of a person or animal)
S:
(n)
person
,
individual
,
someone
,
somebody
,
mortal
,
soul
(a human being)
"there was too much for one person to do"
S:
(n)
organism
,
being
(a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)
S:
(n)
living thing
,
animate thing
(a living (or once living) entity)
S:
(n)
whole
,
unit
(an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity)
"how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
S:
(n)
object
,
physical object
(a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
"it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
S:
(n)
physical entity
(an entity that has physical existence)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
S:
(n)
causal agent
,
cause
,
causal agency
(any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results)
S:
(n)
physical entity
(an entity that has physical existence)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
derivationally related form