blunderbuss vs shooter

blunderbuss

noun
  • An old style of muzzleloading firearm and early form of shotgun with a distinctive short, large caliber barrel that is flared at the muzzle, therefore able to fire scattered quantities of nails, stones, shot, etc. at short range. 

verb
  • To shoot with a blunderbuss. 

shooter

noun
  • A firearm. 

  • A shooting star. 

  • An alcoholic beverage typically served in a shot glass. 

  • A large marble used for knocking smaller marbles out of a chalk circle. 

  • Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc. 

  • A video game in which shooting enemies (or targets) is the main objective. 

  • The player throwing the dice. 

  • 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 device supposed to accumulate orgone. 

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