gunsel
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gun·sel

noun \ˈgən(t)-səl\

Definition of GUNSEL

slang
: gunman

Origin of GUNSEL

argot gunsel catamite, perhaps modification of Yiddish gendzl gosling
First Known Use: 1943

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