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
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
I left my private school after the fifth grade to be home-schooled, and a number of the communities my family dipped into along the way were similar to the gun-toting, dinosaur-loving kids from the movie.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2024
The entire perimeter of the hall was surrounded by gun-toting policemen and soldiers.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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