trou·ble·shoot also trou·ble-shoot (trŭb'əl-shōōt') v.
trou·ble·shot also trouble-shot (-shŏt'), trou·ble·shoot·ing also trouble-shoot·ing, trou·ble·shoots also trouble-shoots
v.
intr. To work or serve as a troubleshooter. v.
tr. To investigate as a troubleshooter; determine and settle problems with: "cited the service it performed in trouble-shooting an employee problem"(Vance Packard).