English Reference

Idiom

square shooter

Meaning

A person who is fair, trustworthy, or forthright; a person who bargains or transacts business in a fair, honest manner.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“You can trust him because he is a real square shooter.”

“I like working with my manager because she is a square shooter who always gives honest feedback.”

“In a profession often clouded by deception, he earned a reputation as a square shooter who never compromised his principles for personal gain.”

Examples

simple

“You can trust him because he is a real square shooter.”

contextual

“I like working with my manager because she is a square shooter who always gives honest feedback.”

complex

“In a profession often clouded by deception, he earned a reputation as a square shooter who never compromised his principles for personal gain.”

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