1
: a man armed with a gun
especially
: a professional killer
2
: a man noted for speed or skill in handling a gun
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They were shot by an unknown gunman.
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In August, a gunman fired more than 500 rounds at buildings on the agency’s primary Atlanta campus, killing a police officer.
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Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
Eleven Wisconsin lawmakers were named in a manifesto written by a gunman suspected of killing a Democratic Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and shooting another lawmaker and his wife in June.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The gunman also shot his mother and himself.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Kalfon was abducted while trying to escape Hamas gunmen at the Nova music festival.
—Itay Stern, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
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Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
Eleven Wisconsin lawmakers were named in a manifesto written by a gunman suspected of killing a Democratic Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and shooting another lawmaker and his wife in June.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The gunman also shot his mother and himself.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Kalfon was abducted while trying to escape Hamas gunmen at the Nova music festival.
—Itay Stern, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Gunman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunman. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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gunman
noun
gun·man
-mən 
: a person armed with a gun
especially
: an armed criminal
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