gunfighter

American  

[guhn-fahy-ter] / ˈgʌnˌfaɪ tər /

noun

1. a person highly skilled in the use of a gun and a veteran of many gunfights, especially one living during the frontier days of the American West.

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Etymology

Origin of gunfighter

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; gun ¹ + fighter

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gunfighter

The modified Springfield rifle that was buried alongside lawman and gunfighter Wild Bill Hickock in South Dakota in August 1876 is expected to fetch up to $200,000.

From Reuters ● Jul. 21, 2021

He also explains the importance of being able to see the monsters in nighttime scenes, creating a scruffy Kong acting like a retired gunfighter or an older Elvis and wishing he made Godzilla’s head bigger,

From Washington Times ● Jun. 23, 2021

An eccentric gunfighter for hire must protect a cattle baron’s herd from a rustler and his gang.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2021

There’s a weirdly unsettling scene in the 1953 Western Shane in which the dastardly gunfighter Jack Wilson, played by Jack Palance, dismounts his horse.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2020

Then I closed my grail diary and studied the Pac-Man machine in front of me, like a gunfighter sizing up an opponent.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline