gunslinging

American  

[guhn-sling-ing] / ˈgʌnˌslɪŋ ɪŋ /

adjective

1. of or relating to a gunslinger.

2. carrying or shooting a gun, especially habitually.

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noun

1. the practice of carrying or shooting a gun, especially habitually.

Example Sentences

And I became a gunslinging nitwit in what was the last really crazy, silly stock market before the internet era.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

Protector launched in New York and Los Angeles last week, where users can now request ride shares with gunslinging drivers and bodyguards, all of them either active or retired military or law enforcement personnel.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2025

If you are also an acolyte in the church of chopsocky, samurai swordplay and gunslinging gangsters, you could do a lot worse than “John Wick: Chapter 4.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2023

“The Old Way” has a similarly perfunctory feel, with Nicolas Cage sleepwalking through his role as the ruthless Montana cowboy Colton Briggs, roused from gunslinging retirement by a lackluster quest for revenge.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2023

The 39-year-old is best known for his gunslinging ways, his Ivy League degree from Harvard, his path as a journeyman and his beard.

From Washington Times • Jun. 2, 2022