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gunman
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Gunman
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gun·man
/
ˈgʌn
mən
/
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[
guhn
-m
uh
n
]
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noun,
plural
gun·men.
1.
a person armed with or expert in the use of a
gun
, especially one ready to use a
gun
unlawfully.
2.
a person who makes
guns
.
Origin:
1615–25;
gun
1
+
-man
Related forms
gun·man·ship,
noun
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gunman
(ˈɡʌnmən)
—
n
,
pl
-men
1.
a man who is armed with a gun, esp unlawfully
2.
a man who is skilled with a gun
3.
(
US
) a person who makes, repairs, or has expert knowledge of guns
'gunmanship
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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