"mass shooter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mass shooters [plural]
Etymology: From mass + shooter. Etymology templates: {{com|en|mass|shooter}} mass + shooter Head templates: {{en-noun}} mass shooter (plural mass shooters)
  1. (chiefly US, crime) Someone who commits a mass shooting. Tags: US Categories (topical): Crime Hyponyms: mall shooter, school shooter
    Sense id: en-mass_shooter-en-noun-E7G11T34 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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