1
: a man armed with a gun
especially
: a professional killer
2
: a man noted for speed or skill in handling a gun
Examples of gunman in a Sentence
They were shot by an unknown gunman.
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Police said security video shows the gunman in the parking lot for several minutes before entering the casino.
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Julie Hanson, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
That didn’t stop him from running the gang’s operations, using unmonitored cell phones to direct gunmen in not only kidnappings but also a gun-smuggling operation that funneled weapons from the United States to Haiti, with the help of associates in Florida.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
On March 15, 2019, a gunman unleashed a horrifying terror attack on a mosque and an Islamic center in Christchurch, killing 51 people.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2025
Surveillance footage showed a masked gunman brazenly shooting Thompson multiple times outside a midtown hotel before fleeing the area on a bike.
—Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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Julie Hanson, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
That didn’t stop him from running the gang’s operations, using unmonitored cell phones to direct gunmen in not only kidnappings but also a gun-smuggling operation that funneled weapons from the United States to Haiti, with the help of associates in Florida.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
On March 15, 2019, a gunman unleashed a horrifying terror attack on a mosque and an Islamic center in Christchurch, killing 51 people.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2025
Surveillance footage showed a masked gunman brazenly shooting Thompson multiple times outside a midtown hotel before fleeing the area on a bike.
—Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Gunman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunman. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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gunman
noun
gun·man
-mən 
: a person armed with a gun
especially
: an armed criminal
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