gun-toting
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of gun-toting
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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Journalists entering the press center passed a dozen gun-toting police officers and went through two full-body checks for weapons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
His lead role as a gun-toting rebel in the 1972 crime drama The Harder They Come is a cornerstone of Jamaican cinema, and was attributed as the movie that brought reggae to America.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
Two weeks ago, scores of masked, gun-toting federal immigration agents assembled in front of the Japanese American National Museum in downtown Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2025
Kreider’s husband, Jim, chimed in: “A redneck, gun-toting environmentalist.”
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025
Grandpa Blakeslee was supposed to be next, leading the column of younger, gun-toting veterans who were to charge up North Main Street, playing like this was the Battle of Gettysburg.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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