射い手て

noun

archer; bowman

Only with reading いて

Refers to a person who shoots with a bow, typically in historical, fantasy, or sports contexts.

• 彼かれは腕うでのいい射い手てだ。

  He is a skilled archer.

noun

shooter; gunner

Only with reading しゃしゅ

Rare reading しゃしゅ used for a person who shoots a firearm; not commonly used in modern Japanese.

• 「射い手て」を「しゃしゅ」と読よむと、銃じゅうを撃うつ人ひとを指さすことがある。

  When 射手 is read as しゃしゅ, it can refer to a person who shoots a gun.