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

/ ˈɡʌnmən /

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

Other Word Forms

• gunmanship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gunman¹

First recorded in 1615–25; gun ¹ + -man

Example Sentences

A gunman opened fire at Drake’s home in Toronto, wounding a security guard, and there were break-in attempts at the house, according to the suit.

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Two masked Hamas gunmen came to the door of my Gaza City apartment in July and ordered me to report to al-Shifa Hospital for an interrogation that evening.

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The gunman also killed a lawyer and his co-defendent before escaping, but was later arrested.

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About 1,200 people in Israel were killed on 7 October when Hamas gunmen stormed through the border, while 251 others were taken hostage.

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I talked to him a few days after a gunman fired on a Dallas ICE facility, killing a detainee and striking two others before killing himself.

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