noun
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a man who is armed with a gun, esp unlawfully
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a man who is skilled with a gun
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a person who makes, repairs, or has expert knowledge of guns
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Origin of gunman
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It was unable to identify the gunman or others who may have been involved.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The church came under renewed scrutiny in Japan after the 2022 assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, with the suspected gunman blaming the organisation for his family's financial ruin.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
The association honored Secret Service agent Victor Gonzalez, who was shot in his protective vest while confronting the gunman, along with Washington Hilton employees who helped guests during the attack.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
On Friday night, Trump is set to address the White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner, an affair rescheduled after a gunman opened fire near the Washington Hilton ballroom during the event in April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The gunman ignores me, waiting until all three men untie their horses and giddyup down the road before holstering his gun.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Police did not say how many shots the officer fired or whether the gunmen were struck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Prosecutors have also demanded that relatives of one of the gunmen be stripped of their Russian citizenship.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
Prosecutors have alleged that the two gunmen, inspired by Islamic State, acted alone and were not part of a wider cell.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
It was announced a few days before Christmas that the security forces had rescued all the remaining pupils and staff who had been taken from St Mary's by gunmen on 21 November.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
But why had they arrested our bus driver and not the gunmen?
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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