Usually means: Basketball shot worth three points.
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  1. three-pointer: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. three-pointer: Wordnik
  3. three-pointer: Wiktionary
  4. three-pointer: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  5. three-pointer: Dictionary.com
  6. Three-pointer: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (three-pointer)

noun:  (sports) A goal or other means of scoring worth three points.
noun:  (basketball) A three-point shot; a basket made from beyond the three-point line.
noun:  (aviation) A three-point landing; an airplane landing in which all three wheels touch the ground simultaneously.
noun:  (hunting) A deer or other animal whose antlers feature three points or tines.

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