straight shooter

Speech parts

1. straight shooter - Noun

2. straight shooter - Phrase

Meaning

(idiomatic) A person who is honest and forthright.

(idiomatic) A person who is blunt, sometimes to the point of being harsh or offensive.

(informal, recreational drugs) A type of pipe used for smoking cocaine.

straight-shooter (plural straight-shooters)

Alternative form of straight shooter

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Alternative names

straight-shooter

Synonyms

square shooter

Antonyms

freak misfit scoundrel wretch wrongdoer gouger
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Hypernyms

good person

Related terms

straight talk play it straight straight-shooting shoot someone straight

Examples

I recognize though how a straight shooter you are who uses diplomatically unusual vocabularies. Source: Internet

I'm intrigued by Donald Trump's reference to Mitt Romney as a "straight shooter" when I truly believe that Trump can't stand Romney. Source: Internet

Even if he can’t keep his facts straight, isn’t he a straight shooter? Source: Internet

One is a war hero, a straight shooter and has the nation's best interest at heart and the other is the president. Source: Internet

He is very knowledgeable and a straight shooter. Source: Internet

"I had a lot of respect for Tommy Thompson, and I believed he was a straight shooter and was really motivated by the scientific challenges as much as the potential for wealth," says Mike Williamson, a plaintiff in one of the lawsuits against Thompson. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

straight shooter

Close letter words and terms

straight respectively straight scoring straight shirttail straight shot straight side straight sinus