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.
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The gunman, Jamal Wood, shot and killed the bar’s security guard, 23-year-old George Castellanos, an FIU student and father of a 1-year-old daughter.
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
As DeAngelis sprinted toward the killer, Sanders was evacuating students up a staircase and distracted the gunman, who fatally shot him.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
As DeAngelis sprinted toward the killer, Sanders was evacuating students up a staircase and distracted the gunman, who fatally shot him.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Gunman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunman. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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gunman
noun
gun·man
-mən 
: a person armed with a gun
especially
: an armed criminal
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