noun
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a man who is armed with a gun, esp unlawfully
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a man who is skilled with a gun
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a person who makes, repairs, or has expert knowledge of guns
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Steven Beschloss is a journalist and author of several books, including "The Gunman and His Mother."
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2023
Pacman da Gunman woke up in a good mood on March 31, 2019.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2022
By the time Gunman was complete, and more implants were discovered, it was clear that the Soviets had been siphoning American secrets from our typewriters for eight years.
From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2021
Any lover of classic mysteries will ooh and ah over “The Hooded Gunman: An Illustrated History of Collins Crime Club,” by John Curran, our leading Agatha Christie scholar.
From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2019
Extract from the Journal of Captain Christopher Gunman, commander of his Royal Highness's yacht the Mary, lying in Calais pier, Tuesday, 18th March: "1683-4, "March 18th.
From The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author by Saintsbury, George
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