Might mean (unverified): One who attacks from behind.
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▸ noun:  (US) A cowboy who kills someone by shooting them in the back
▸ noun:  (by extension) A treacherous person

Similar:
shooter, angle-shooter, beanshooter, shotter, bean-shooter, mall shooter, cowboy killer, shottie, trigger man, gunslinger, more...

Opposite:
frontshooter, honorable fighter

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Similar:
shooter, angle-shooter, beanshooter, shotter, bean-shooter, mall shooter, cowboy killer, shottie, trigger man, gunslinger, more...

Opposite:
frontshooter, honorable fighter



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