gunslinger
noun
gun·sling·er
ˈgən-ˌsliŋ-ər 
: a person noted for speed and skill in handling and shooting a gun especially in the American West
Examples of gunslinger in a Sentence
a gunslinger in the Wild West
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Dart did help the Giants to their first win of the season in Week 4, but a rash of turnovers from the young gunslinger cost the Giants against the previously winless Saints.
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Mike Jones, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Like an old Western gunslinger, Costner has been counted out before — only to gallop back onto the screen, battered and bruised, riding toward the next horizon.
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So few Americans have fought seriously that the warrior can seem like a figure of legend, a real-life version of the kung fu master or old-West gunslinger.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Weaver was a gunslinger throughout the contest, completing 38 of 51 passes but suffered a pair of second-half interceptions.
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Mike Jones, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Like an old Western gunslinger, Costner has been counted out before — only to gallop back onto the screen, battered and bruised, riding toward the next horizon.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
So few Americans have fought seriously that the warrior can seem like a figure of legend, a real-life version of the kung fu master or old-West gunslinger.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Weaver was a gunslinger throughout the contest, completing 38 of 51 passes but suffered a pair of second-half interceptions.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Gunslinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunslinger. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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gunslinger
noun
gun·sling·er
-ˌsliŋ-ər
: a person known for speed and skill in handling and shooting a gun especially in the American West
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