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shooter

6 6.7

A person who throws the dice in the game of craps

noun
/ˈʃuːtər/

: tirador

Crap shooters go like that.
a crap shooter

Examples

-You'll be the shooter, sir?

Going in Style (1979)
I could get in so close to the shooter that I could actually see the dice in their hands.

Yonkers Joe (2008)
Hey, shooter, try to hit that back wall.

Runner Runner (2013)
- Bet 11, shooter coming in.

Husbands (1970)
I'd like to bet $10 on the shooter, please.

Wild Card (2015)
"I figured you more for a crap shooter," I say.

Fiction book (1999)
In the game of craps, the shooter confidently threw the dice down the table.
Before the next round started, the dealer called for a new shooter to take their turn.
Everyone in the casino watched as the shooter prepared to roll a winning combination.

Synonyms

crapshooter

vsshooter

1 9.9

A person who plays the dice game craps to try to win money

specifies the person who actually throws the dice during play

crap-shooter

vsshooter

Jargon

9.8

A person who throws dice to gamble in the game of craps

focuses only on the person who throws the dice rather than gambling

Compounds

straight shooter

Informal

13 3.7

A person who tells the truth in a direct, honest way

six-shooter

7 6.1

A small gun with a round part that holds six bullets

pea shooter

1 4.8

A narrow tube you blow small dried peas through to hit a target

pea shooter

Jargon

1 4.8

A small plant in games that shoots peas to attack enemies

core shooter

Specialized

9.0

A machine that makes sand shapes for metal casting by blowing sand into a mold

crap-shooter

Jargon

9.8

A person who throws dice to gamble in the game of craps

line-shooter

Offensive

9.9

A person who brags a lot and tells stories that are not true

poodle shooter

Offensive

9.9

A small light gun that people see as not powerful and only for shooting small animals

seven-shooter

9.1

A gun that holds seven bullets and fires them without reloading

square shooter

Informal

4.6

A person who is honest and tells the truth

Surface Forms

shooter singular

shooters plural

Morphology

shooter = shoot (semi-transparent) = shoot + er

While 'shoot' + 'er' suggests someone who shoots, the specific role in craps is not a standard derivation.

Etymology

The word shooter comes from the verb shoot meaning 'to throw or send out' and the ending -er meaning 'one who does', so in games a shooter is 'the person who throws the dice'.