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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An hour later, Palestinian gunmen breached security barriers and infiltrated Israel by land, air and sea, killing 1,200 people, taking 253 hostages and touching off a bloody war that threatened to engulf the Middle East.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
Rosado was at the wrong place at the wrong time when the gunman showed up at her home, investigators concluded.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
Rosado was at the wrong place at the wrong time when the gunman showed up at her home, investigators concluded.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
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“Gunman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunman. Accessed 11 May. 2024.
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gunman
noun
gun·man
-mən 
: a person armed with a gun
especially
: an armed criminal
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