gunman

[guhn-muhn]

noun

plural

gunmen 

1. a person armed with or expert in the use of a gun, gin, gun, especially one ready to use a gun gin gun unlawfully.

2. a person who makes guns. gun.

gunman

/ ˈɡʌnmən /

noun

1. a man who is armed with a gun, esp unlawfully

2. a man who is skilled with a gun

3. a person who makes, repairs, or has expert knowledge of guns

Other Word Forms

• gunmanship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gunman¹

First recorded in 1615–25; gun ¹ + -man

Example Sentences

About 1,200 people in Israel were killed on 7 October when Hamas gunmen stormed through the border, while 251 others were taken hostage.

From BBC

I talked to him a few days after a gunman fired on a Dallas ICE facility, killing a detainee and striking two others before killing himself.

From Los Angeles Times

Investigators are searching for a motive after a gunman opened fire at a Mormon church in Michigan and set the building on fire, killing four people.

From BBC

But in December 2006 it became headline news when Michael Lyons, 21, was shot dead after two masked gunmen walked into his uncle's MoT garage.

From BBC

The gunman suspected of targeting the National Football League headquarters in New York, killing four, was a former football player at two Southern California high schools.

From Los Angeles Times

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