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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Other survivors speaking to local media said the gunmen accused some of the victims of supporting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Thompson was shot dead on Dec. 4 outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown, where the 50-year-old father of two was arriving for an annual investor conference, with the gunman fleeing the scene.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
The report of a gunfight comes amid soaring tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad after gunmen killed 26 people near the resort town of Pahalgam in Kashmir on Tuesday.
—Time, 25 Apr. 2025
The tensions began rising after India pointed the blame at Pakistan for Tuesday's deadly attack, in which gunmen ambushed tourists in a scenic meadow in Pahalgam and killed 26 men, mostly Hindus.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
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Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Thompson was shot dead on Dec. 4 outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown, where the 50-year-old father of two was arriving for an annual investor conference, with the gunman fleeing the scene.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
The report of a gunfight comes amid soaring tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad after gunmen killed 26 people near the resort town of Pahalgam in Kashmir on Tuesday.
—Time, 25 Apr. 2025
The tensions began rising after India pointed the blame at Pakistan for Tuesday's deadly attack, in which gunmen ambushed tourists in a scenic meadow in Pahalgam and killed 26 men, mostly Hindus.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Gunman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunman. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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gunman
noun
gun·man
-mən 
: a person armed with a gun
especially
: an armed criminal
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