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shootist.

A person who is an expert user of firearms, especially a sharpshooter or a gunslinger in the Old West.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A person who is an expert user of firearms, especially a sharpshooter or a gunslinger in the Old West.

    US · archaic
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *(s)kéwdeti? Proto-Germanic *skuttōnąbf.? Proto-Germanic *skeutaną Proto-West Germanic *skeutan Old English sċēotan Middle English schoten English shoot Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English shootist From shoot + -ist.

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