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gunman

[guhn-muhn]

noun

plural

gunmen 
  1. a person armed with or expert in the use of a gun, gin, gun, especially one ready to use a gun gin gun unlawfully.

  2. a person who makes guns. gun.



gunman

/ ˈɡʌԳə /

noun

  1. a man who is armed with a gun, esp unlawfully

  2. a man who is skilled with a gun

  3. a person who makes, repairs, or has expert knowledge of guns

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • gunmanship noun
  • ˈܲԳˌ󾱱 noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gunman1

First recorded in 1615–25; gun 1 + -man
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This has only added to the confusion that has increasingly surrounded the delivery of aid in Gaza, with each day seeing incidents in which people are shot at by Israeli troops or local gunmen.

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Abandoned plans for a bomb attack have been found at the home of the suspected gunman in a school shooting in Austria, police have said.

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Police are still investigating why the gunman - a former student who did not graduate - carried out the attack.

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It was a killing that shocked India: Punjabi hip-hop star Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead through the windscreen of his car by hired gunmen.

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The Graz gunman is understood to have owned both firearms legally, and he had no criminal record.

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