Meaning

noun a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles

noun a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)

noun a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps

originFrom Middle English schoter, schuter, schotter, scheter, schetare, scheotere, from Old English sċēotere (“shooter”), equivalent to shoot + -er. Compare Dutch schieter, schutter (“shooter”), German Schießer (“shooter”), Swedish skjutare, West Frisian sjitter (“shooter”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0