"shot caller" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: shot callers [plural]
Etymology: A deverbal of call the shots. Etymology templates: {{m|en|call the shots}} call the shots Head templates: {{en-noun}} shot caller (plural shot callers)
  1. (slang) Someone in charge, especially the leader of a street gang. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-shot_caller-en-noun-Yngi-oF8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27
  2. (US, prison slang) A prison inmate who holds informal authority over other inmates and who masterminds criminal activity. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-shot_caller-en-noun-l4VcRd~0 Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: shot-caller, shotcaller

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