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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Kirk was shot and killed by a gunman at a Utah university while speaking to students.
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
The ongoing impact was voiced by Amy Franco, a teacher at Robb who raised the alarm that the gunman had come onto campus and inside the school.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed by a gunman at their home in Brooklyn Park on June 14.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 9 Sep. 2025
Surveillance footage released by police captured part of the shooting and the gunman fleeing the scene.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
The ongoing impact was voiced by Amy Franco, a teacher at Robb who raised the alarm that the gunman had come onto campus and inside the school.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed by a gunman at their home in Brooklyn Park on June 14.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 9 Sep. 2025
Surveillance footage released by police captured part of the shooting and the gunman fleeing the scene.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Gunman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunman. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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gunman
noun
gun·man
-mən 
: a person armed with a gun
especially
: an armed criminal
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