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Meanings of straight shooter in English

A frank and honest person.

Usage of straight shooter in English
1
I think he's a straight shooter, and he says what's on his mind.
Reuters
2
When she did not blink, I knew she was being a straight shooter.
Relentless
3
Leinster lock Hayden Triggs is a former Kiwi soldier and a straight shooter.
The Irish Times
4
She called me up right before, straight shooter, ya know?
For whom the minivan rolls: an aaron tucker mystery
5
Faulkland was a straight shooter, and Marcus figured it best to come straight out.
Stars rain down
6
She had the well-earned reputation of being a straight shooter.
Once bitten, twice dead
7
They like him, I'm learning, because he's a straight shooter.
The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest ...
8
A straight shooter. The elegant old thief gave Nikki a long look of appraisal.
Heat Wave
9
Here's what else we know: Ukrainian-born Ivan is a straight shooter with traditional family values.
News.com.au
10
He's a straight shooter. Barbier did not immediately reply to a request for an interview.
Reuters
11
I'm a straight shooter too-askaround, if you haven't.
Blind Man's Alley
12
Adams said: I am a straight shooter, I don't sugarcoat and I might irritate some people.
Reuters
13
You've always been a straight shooter with me.
The incumbent
14
He also praised Mr Mueller as the "consummate straight shooter."
Radio NZ
15
And she looks like a pretty straight shooter.
The cottage
16
She's pretty good, a straight shooter.
The President's Assassin
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