1
as in perpetrator
Related Words
Relevance
2
as in gun
Related Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of gunman
The gunman fired at Kirk from a campus building 200 yards away from where the activist was speaking, hitting him once in the neck, according to UVU.
—
Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
The gunman blamed a Covid vaccine for his mental health issues, including depression.
—Garrett Haake, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2025
The Violent Span The violence began Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 26, when a gunman opened fire on a group standing on a sidewalk in broad daylight.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
No information on the connection between the victims of the shooting and the gunman was immediately available Monday.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gunman
Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
The gunman blamed a Covid vaccine for his mental health issues, including depression.
—Garrett Haake, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2025
The Violent Span The violence began Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 26, when a gunman opened fire on a group standing on a sidewalk in broad daylight.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
No information on the connection between the victims of the shooting and the gunman was immediately available Monday.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gunman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunman
Noun
-
In the aftermath of the killing, many Republicans and conservative commentators called for a sweeping crackdown on leftwing groups—assuming that the perpetrator would likely be someone from the opposite side of the political spectrum as Kirk.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
14 Sep. 2025
-
The perpetrator, the reports are, was radicalized by pro-Nazi, anti-Semitic propaganda online.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Trumps otherwise basked in the royal limelight on Wednesday, visibly enjoying the pomp and ceremony, which included a royal gun salute, carriage procession through Windsor and guard of honor.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
-
Anonymous tips forward to the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center reported threatening posts from a Discord profile that referenced plans for a future massacre and contained pictures of guns.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
The prominent conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was struck in the neck by an assassin’s bullet.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
-
The search for Kirk’s assassin entered its third day Friday, with officials releasing new still photos of the person of interest, along with video of the person fleeing the scene after the shooting.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Minor’s primary role could come on special teams, where the Patriots are still trying to identify a gunner to play opposite Brenden Schooler on the punt team.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
-
Some French gunner, now long dead, had lifted it from a crate, shoved it into the breech of a cannon and fired it during that horrible year of 1916.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Just this morning, DHS took violent offenders off the streets with arrests for assault, DUI, and felony stalking.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
-
Instead of a sense of outrage leading to a search for a better solution for repeat violent offenders, her death generated calls for collective retribution and vigilante justice.—
Zeynep Tufekci,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Our research suggests that the vast majority of Republican voters want to close loopholes that allow criminals and dangerous people to get their hands on guns.—
Gabby Giffords,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
-
The days of letting dangerous criminals terrorize American citizens are over.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Over $200 Off NFL Sunday Ticket NFL fans can make out like bandits with the DraftKings Sportsbook welcome offer.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
-
Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern were cast as the bumbling but dogged bandits, Harry and Marv, and Catherine O’Hara brought humor and compassion to the part of Kevin’s mother.—
Tim Greiving,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Robinhood rolled out its own perp offering in the EU a month earlier and is probably looking for a way to bring it stateside.—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
-
The cops had brought in a millionaire perp and maybe for the first time ever in Norfolk County, the hackerama couldn’t fix the case.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
24 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Gunman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunman. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share