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gun-toting

[ guhn-toh-ting, -toht-n ]

/ ˈgʌnˌtoʊ tɪŋ, -ˌtoʊt n /

adjective

carrying a gun, especially a pistol.

Words nearby gun-toting

gun for, gun moll, gun room, gun tackle, gun-shy, gun-toting, gun., guna, gunboat, gunboat diplomacy, guncotton

Origin of gun-toting

First recorded in 1910–15

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for gun-toting

Before Matthew VanDyke was a gun-toting rebel in Libya, he was just a 29-year-old with OCD, afraid of sugar.
‘Point and Shoot’ Captures the Birth of a Warrior on Film|Lloyd Grove|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What possible change can any one citizen instigate against that barrage of anti-intellectual, gun-toting paranoia?
As Parents We’re All Gun Violence Cowards|William Giraldi|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One company has filled a void for gun-toting females: style-conscious concealed carry handbags.
Concealed Carry Handbags: An Evening Bag for Your Gun?|Erin Cunningham|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He is no mushy moderate, but an Obama-loathing, gubmint-hating, tax-cutting, gun-toting, education-cutting conservative.
Paul Begala: Ted Cruz and Texas’s Tea Party Revolution|Paul Begala|August 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST

After Peterson lost his bid for the position, he endorsed a fellow GOP candidate with this gun-toting ad.
Rick Perry Pounces on Anita, Herman Cain’s Smoking Man, and More Crazy Campaign Ads (Video)|The Daily Beast Video|October 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST
They walked across the field, past the two gun-toting men in Levis that Porter had guarding the ship.
By Proxy|Gordon Randall Garrett

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