gun-toting
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of gun-toting
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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“Office workers from outside the area and business travelers are no longer coming,” he said, speaking near a largely deserted avenue watched by a lone gun-toting guard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 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
The murals, featuring a gun-toting monkey in a tutu and a framed Mona Lisa, were painted over and then left after the club went into administration in 2015.
From BBC ● May 26, 2023
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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