participant vs shooter

shooter vs participant

participant and shooter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
participant	Yes	No	No	No
shooter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shooter is a hyponym of participant; that is, shooter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than participant:

participant: a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
shooter: (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)

Other hyponyms of participant include ballplayer, baseball player, billiard player, bowler, card player, chess player, dart player, football player, footballer, goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder, golf player, golfer, linksman, grandmaster, hockey player, ice-hockey player, lacrosse player, most valuable player, MVP, playmaker, pool player, scorer, seed, seeded player, server, soccer player, stringer, tennis player, volleyball player.

participant (noun)	shooter (noun)
someone who takes part in an activity	a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
a person who participates in or is skilled at some game	a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
	a professional killer who uses a gun
	(sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)
	a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps

Difference between participant and shooter

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