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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The 13-year veteran of the department was at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival along with other off-duty Manhattan Beach police officers when gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire from a 32nd-floor suite at Mandalay Bay, killing 58.
—
Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Hamas gunmen attacked army bases, civilian communities and an all-night music festival about three miles from the Gaza border a year ago today.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
The building where the gunman had climbed up, crawled across, and ultimately fired fatal shots, was completely obstructed from the view of the crowd by tractor trailers.
—Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2024
At a rally there in July, a gunman’s bullet grazed his ear.
—Romy Varghese / Bloomberg, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for gunman 
Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Hamas gunmen attacked army bases, civilian communities and an all-night music festival about three miles from the Gaza border a year ago today.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
The building where the gunman had climbed up, crawled across, and ultimately fired fatal shots, was completely obstructed from the view of the crowd by tractor trailers.
—Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2024
At a rally there in July, a gunman’s bullet grazed his ear.
—Romy Varghese / Bloomberg, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for gunman
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'gunman.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near gunman
Cite this Entry
“Gunman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunman. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
gunman
noun
gun·man
-mən 
: a person armed with a gun
especially
: an armed criminal
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share