DEFINITIONS

gunslinger

[ guhn-sling-er ]
/ ˈgʌnˌslɪŋ ər /
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noun

Informal. gunfighter.
Slang. a person who acts in an aggressive and decisive manner, especially in business or politics, as an investor who takes large risks in seeking large, quick gains.

Words related to gunslinger

pariah, mobster, crook, hooligan, desperado, fugitive, outcast, bandit, gangster, hoodlum, robber, marauder, assassin, sniper, drifter, mug, racketeer, criminal, brigand, hood

Words nearby gunslinger

gunrunning, guns, gunsel, gunship, gunshot, gunslinger, gunsmith, gunstock, gunstock deformity, gunstock stile, gunter

Origin of gunslinger

First recorded in 1950–55; gun1 + sling1 + -er1

OTHER WORDS FROM gunslinger

gun·sling·ing, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for gunslinger

gunslinger
/ (ˈɡʌnˌslɪŋə) /

noun

slang a gunfighter or gunman, esp in the Old West

Derived forms of gunslinger

gunslinging, noun
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