Plinker

Definitions

1. A person who shoots at makeshift targets.
2. A firearm used to shoot at makeshift targets.
3. One who makes a plinking sound.

Equivalents

Examples

“Game wardens anywhere know⟳ about "plinkers" — those gun-toting folks, mostly urban, young, and male, who will shoot⟳ at anything that moves. In the deserts, urban centers are growing. Plinkers are legion.”

“Plinkers, also called gallery shooters, don't need⟳ a formal shooting range for their sport. They shoot⟳ at things that respond⟳. Many plinkers pick⟳ out a can or piece of charcoal to set⟳ on a spot with a safe background, then try⟳ to knock⟳ it down […]”

“[…] the plinking gun should be more of a target⟳ arm than a defense or hunting gun, and ideally it should be one stage⟳ more sophisticated than the basic $35 to $45 revolver which many think⟳ of as a plinker.”

“The consumption rate of piano plinkers was terrific.”

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