gunman
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- noun
- /ˈɡʌnˌmæn/
:
pistolero
- In a brutal raid, the gunmen destroy livestock and possessions and shoot four men, but Buck escapes.
- a lone gunman
- a masked gunman
- shot by a gunman
Two were injured, and the gunman was killed.
- Two were injured, and the gunman was killed.
- When individual members were told, you got to say that this was a single gunman.
- No knife, man gunman, con man, henchman.
- The second gunman was Rosie O'Donnell, OK?
- So one of the guys I talked to, one of the like the the vigilante gunman, I really, really hope that nobody would tell him about my original job.
Examples
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As the bus pulls away from the curb, the gunman runs into frame and stops, obviously out of breath.
Fiction book (2000) -
But who is the lone gunman?
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We think it's the same gunman in both cases.
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Two were injured, and the gunman was killed.
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This is a lot bigger than a single gunman.
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Police and the gunman fired more than 30 rounds at one another before May was shot and killed.
Academic text (2016) -
A few days later, a Filipino gunman shot an elderly Japanese couple in the same town.
Academic text (2003) -
The serene calm of our city has been shattered by the depravity of a gunman wearing face paint.
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A high-speed pursuit between police and armed gunmen is underway, traveling northbound on San Pablo Ave.
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The hostage crisis began when a gunman entered the cafe with a weapon.
Synonyms
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3.6
A person who fires a gun, sometimes paid to kill others
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9.7
A person who uses a gun to kill people for money or on orders
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9.9
A young man who helps criminals and often carries a gun
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9.9
A person who kills someone, usually with a gun
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Etymology
Gunman is simply made from gun, meaning a 'weapon that fires bullets', and man, meaning a 'person', so it means 'a person with a gun'. That's why a gunman usually refers to someone who uses a gun to attack or commit a crime.