Shooter may refer to:

People

Rod Beck Rodney Roy Beck (August 3, 1968 – June 23, 2007), nicknamed "Shooter", was an American professional baseball relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants (–), Chicago Cubs (–), Boston Red Sox (1999–) and ...

(1968–2007), American baseball pitcher nicknamed "Shooter" * Shooter Jennings (born 1979), country music singer *

Evan McPherson Evan McPherson ; (born July 21, 1999) is an American professional football placekicker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators before being drafted by the Bengals in th ...

(born 1999), American football placekicker nicknamed "Shooter" * Adrian Shooter (1948–2022), British transport executive *

Jim Shooter James Shooter (born September 27, 1951) is an American writer, editor, and publisher in the comics industry. Beginning his career writing for DC Comics at the age of 14, he had a successful but controversial run as editor-in-chief at Marvel Comic ...

(born 1952), American writer *

Mike Shooter Mike Shooter of Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, was president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the main professional organisation of psychiatrists in the United Kingdom, and is responsible for re ...

, British psychiatrist

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Shooter'' (1987 film), American television film * ''Shooter'' (2007 film), feature film directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Mark Wahlberg * ''Shooter'' (2016 film), Bangladeshi action film featuring Shakib Khan * ''Shooter'', working title of '' Operation Fryday'', a 2023 Indian Hindi-language film on ZEE5 by Vishram Sawant, starring Sunil Shetty and Randeep Hooda * ''Shooters'' (2001 film), British television documentary * ''Shooters'' (2002 film), British crime drama * ''The Shooter'' (1995 film), starring Dolph Lundgren, also known as ''Hidden Assassin'' * ''The Shooter'' (1997 film), starring Michael Dudikoff * ''The Shooter'' (2013 film), Danish film

Games

* Shooter, the person designated to roll the dice in a game of

craps Craps is a dice game in which players gambling, bet on the outcomes of the roll of a pair of dice. Players can wager money against each other (playing "street craps") or against a bank ("casino craps"). Because it requires little equipment, " ...

* Shooter, a large toy

marble Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of carbonate minerals (most commonly calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (mineral), dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) that have recrystallized under the influence of heat and pressure. It has a crystalline texture, and is ty ...

used to hit other marbles *

Shooter game Shooter video games, or shooters, are a subgenre of action video games where the focus is on the defeat of the character's enemies using ranged weapons given to the player. Usually these weapons are firearms or some other long-range weapons, a ...

, a subgenre of the action video game genre **

First-person shooter A first-person shooter (FPS) is a video game genre, video game centered on gun fighting and other weapon-based combat seen from a First person (video games), first-person perspective, with the player experiencing the action directly through t ...

(FPS), a subgenre of the shooter video game genre **

Shoot 'em up Shoot 'em ups (also known as shmups or STGs) are a Video game genre, subgenre of action games. There is no consensus as to which design elements compose a shoot 'em up; some restrict the definition to games featuring spacecraft and certain typ ...

, a subgenre of the shooter video game genre **

Third-person shooter Third-person shooter (TPS) is a subgenre of 3D shooter games in which the gameplay consists primarily of shooting. It is closely related to first-person shooters, but with the player character visible on-screen during play. While 2D shoot 'em ...

(TPS), a subgenre of the shooter video game genre

Music

Groups and musicians

Shooter (band) Shooter, originally known as Greaseball Boogie Band, was a Canadian rock music group active in the early 1970s.

, a Canadian 1970s rock band *

Shooter (rapper) William Antonio Daniels ( – ),
''HotNewHipHop.com'' (May 5, ...

, a rapper from New York *

The Shooters The Shooters was a five-piece country music band founded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. It consisted of Walt Aldridge (lead vocals, guitar), Gary Baker (bass guitar), Barry Billings (guitar), Chalmers Davis (keyboards), and Michael Dillon (Billboar ...

, an American 1980s country band

Songs

* "Shooter" (song), by Lil Wayne and Robin Thicke * "Shooters" (song), by Tory Lanez

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Shooter'' (TV series), a 2016 American television series starring Ryan Phillippe *

Shooter McGavin ''Happy Gilmore'' is a 1996 American sports comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, produced by Robert Simonds, and starring Adam Sandler in the title role, with Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen and Carl Weathers. The film follows the namesak ...

, a fictional character in the film ''Happy Gilmore''

Other uses

* A shooter, someone who does the act of

Shooting Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missile ...

Shooter (mixed drink) A shooter, or shot, is a small serving of Distilled beverage, spirits or a mixed drink (usually about ), typically consumed quickly, often in a single gulp. It is common to serve a shooter as a side to a larger drink. Shooters can be shaken, s ...

, a mixed alcoholic drink served in a shot glass * Zouk Mosbeh SC, formerly known as Shooterz Club, a Lebanese multi-sports club * "Shooter", another name for the multiple lining tool in engraving * Shooter, or clicker, a colloquialism for

remote control A remote control, also known colloquially as a remote or clicker, is an consumer electronics, electronic device used to operate another device from a distance, usually wirelessly. In consumer electronics, a remote control can be used to operat ...

* Catapult Officer, or shooter, a position in the United States Navy air carrier operations * Shooter, a ball that keeps very low on pitching in

cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...