jump shooter

noun

: a basketball player who makes jump shots

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Brunson’s Clutch Player of the Year trophy — an elegant, glass prize that looks like a vase with a gold jump shooter floating in the middle — arrived from the NBA weeks ago with an error: His name wasn’t engraved in it. Fred Katz, New York Times, 21 May 2025 And after turning his knee, Embiid resigned himself as more of a jump shooter, with shots falling well short due to his first half injury. Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2024 New Suns guard Damion Lee fouled a jump shooter Sunday. Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2022 The junior jump shooter finished with 35 points, nearly 10 over his league-leading 25.6 average. Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2022 See All Example Sentences for jump shooter

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of jump shooter was in 1947

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“Jump shooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20shooter. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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