Definition of gunslinger
:a person noted for speed and skill in handling and shooting a gun especially in the American West
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a gunslinger in the Wild West
Recent Examples of gunslinger from the Web
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Kansas City still has quarterback Alex Smith, but oddly drafted Texas Tech gunslinger Patrick Mahomes in the first round.
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The 6-foot-3 junior was quite the gunslinger last year and developed a propensity for the long ball with Detchemendy.
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Now a solo artists, the former Old Crow Medicine Show gunslinger stops at Harlow’s on his way to headline the Lost Sierra Hoedown near Graeagle on Sept. 23. www.harlows.com; www.lostsierrahoedown.com.
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The gunslinger Russo has the strongest arm of the four.
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Getting a gunslinger to take care of the football isn’t the equivalent of turning water into wine.
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Gase coaxed efficiency out of a gunslinger unlike so many mismatched predecessors who were Cutler’s play-callers.
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Having been disbarred in 2003, the old gunslinger Bailey could offer only informal advice.
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Mansfield Lake Ridge senior quarterback Jason Bean is staying close to home after the Eagles gunslinger committed to North Texas on Wednesday.
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First Known Use of gunslinger
1920
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