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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Still, should the security officer have, at the very least, stopped to witness the incident with the gunmen, and called it in to the department?
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Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
The gunman stole $1,000 in cash, hit the dad on the head with the gun and then fled the scene, police said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Church member Greg Mikat was shot three times, according to the GoFundMe his sister has organized, sustaining injuries to his leg and chest and remains hospitalized, after confronting the gunman.
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Aaron said tying the gunman to the apps made little sense because the app only works if somebody else is reporting ICE activity within a 5-mile radius of another iPhone user.
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Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
The gunman stole $1,000 in cash, hit the dad on the head with the gun and then fled the scene, police said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Church member Greg Mikat was shot three times, according to the GoFundMe his sister has organized, sustaining injuries to his leg and chest and remains hospitalized, after confronting the gunman.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Aaron said tying the gunman to the apps made little sense because the app only works if somebody else is reporting ICE activity within a 5-mile radius of another iPhone user.
—Danny Bakst, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Gunman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunman. Accessed 10 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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