Etymograph

English

shotmaker

From shot + maker.

A compound of shot + maker

Old English macian ‘to perform or carry out (a miracle)’

Middle English maken ‘to make or create’

Middle English maker ‘God as creator of all’

English maker

Today it means

noun A player who is skilled at making shots and scoring even against skilled defense.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “shotmaker”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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