backshoot

English

Etymology

From back +‎ shoot.

Verb

backshoot (third-person singular simple present backshoots, present participle backshooting, simple past and past participle backshot)

To shoot in the back.
- 2008, Robert J. Randisi, Texas Iron, →ISBN, page 31:
  "And there are enough witnesses who know that you and your friend tried to backshoot me," Evan said.
- 2013, Jack L. Chalker, Empires of Flux and Anchor, →ISBN:
  I can take anybody head-on in Anchor or Flux, but I don't want to get backshot by some jerk I can't even see while walking down an alley or across a street.
- 2013, Bob Herzberg, Hang 'Em High, →ISBN, page 190:
  He is brave and steady under pressure when he is called out, but when someone tries to backshoot him, Maddox becomes paranoid and violent.

Derived terms

backshooter