Thesaurus results for GUNMAN

gunman

noun

Definition of gunman

as in perpetrator

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as in gun

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Recent Examples of gunman Four days later, a gunman shot Trump at a campaign stop in Butler, Pennsylvania. — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Authorities believed the gunman was in a Chevrolet Impala, and Davis was known to drive an Impala. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026 Initially, Tenon confessed to being the gunman, but withdrew his confession and pleaded not guilty in February 2026. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 The gunman shoots him in the right arm and chest before grabbing the bag and going behind the counter. — Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gunman

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Noun

Both of the victims, as well as the alleged perpetrator, were taken to Bellevue Hospital.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026
This Sundance Film Festival hit, a stunning depiction of childhood trauma told from a child’s perspective, also stars Philip Ettinger as the perpetrator of that act and Gemma Chan as the titular heroine’s mother.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of perpetrator

Noun

Johnson went on to say his administration would continue efforts to curb gun violence and support those affected by shootings.

— Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
The shooting comes toward the end of a summer that could still leave Chicago in position to match 2025’s rate of gun violence, which was the lowest seen in a decade.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of gun

Noun

Making everyone a potential spy or assassin was only an expedient way to destroy institutions internally and externally through financial incentives.

— Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Skirting bravely around the edges of space to seek solace, they’re hunted by the Operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a deadly Alliance assassin on a mission who seeks to recapture her.

— Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of assassin

Noun

The team could elevate practice squadder KhaDarel Hodge, who would serve as a gunner/special teams ace in Week 1.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Malik Turner is a valuable gunner on special teams, while Cowing would presumably be the top option in the return game.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of gunner

Noun

First-time targeting offenders do not receive any additional sanctions.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
Most of the offenders, too, appear to be delis and bodegas and fast-casual food carts, venues where quality is secondary to moving product quickly and cheaply out the door.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of offender

Noun

Most crimes across Mexico went unsolved, and authorities sometimes appeared to be colluding with criminals instead of fighting them.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Keeping email, downloads and everyday web activity away from that machine reduces the opportunities criminals have to reach it.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of criminal

Noun

Analysts warn each ransom payment fuels more crime as armed groups, from rural bandits to Islamist militants, raid schools, mosques and villages, with an average of 21 kidnappings reported daily.

— Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
The Brigands of Rattlecreek follows a sheriff and a doctor who seek revenge against a group of bandits who use the cover of a torrential thunderstorm to rob and terrorize the occupants of a small town.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of bandit

Noun

Video obtained by Fox News Digital showed Paya being cuffed and taken away on a golf cart by federal police before another video showed him in an orange jumpsuit being perp-walked to a helicopter.

— Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Total notional perp volume across both centralized and decentralized exchanges averaged about $150 billion per day this year, down from a high of near $200 billion/day last year, according to data compiled by CNBC.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of perp

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