gunman

UK /ˈɡʌnmən/ US /ˈɡʌnmən/

noun 2

Definitions

noun

A criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer.

"I've known a heap of gun fighters in my day. An' Jean Isbel don't ran true to class. Shore there never was a gunman who'd risk cripplin' his right hand by sluggin' anybody."

Mohamed Merah, the man believed to be the gunman on a scooter who killed seven people in south-western France, was killed in an armed siege after police surrounded his block of flats in Toulouse.

An American.

Collocations

ADJ.

crazy, open, threatened, viral

VERB + GUNMAN

causing, report, saw, search, see, stopped

GUNMAN + NOUN

cafe, campus, jack, ruby, scooter, soraya

PREP.

in, on, with

ADV.

clearly, nearly

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a professional killer who uses a gun

noun — a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

lone gunman

An individual person who acts on his or her own initiative, without partners, especially one who has sole responsibility for doing something questionable, confidential, or iniquitous.

He continues, "So when someone blows the whistle, the hospital has to start looking for a scapegoat. The hospital looks for the lone gunman—the individual, acting alone, acting cou

Example Bank

"I've known a heap of gun fighters in my day. An' Jean Isbel don't ran true to class. Shore there never was a gunman who'd risk cripplin' his right hand by sluggin' anybody."

Wiktionary

Mohamed Merah, the man believed to be the gunman on a scooter who killed seven people in south-western France, was killed in an armed siege after police surrounded his block of flats in Toulouse.

Wiktionary

The crazy gunman threatened to kill me.

Tatoeba · #681297

The gunman was Jack Ruby.

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A gunman shot him in March, 1981.

Tatoeba · #807135

The gunman was found to be insane.

Tatoeba · #807195

Usage Notes

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In some senses, gunman is marked as derogatory. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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