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gunman

[ guhn-muhn ]

noun

plural gunmen.
  1. a person armed with or expert in the use of a gun, gin, gun, especially one ready to use a gun gin gun unlawfully.
  2. a person who makes guns. gun.


gunman

/ ˈɡʌ²Ô³¾É™²Ô /

noun

  1. a man who is armed with a gun, esp unlawfully
  2. a man who is skilled with a gun
  3. a person who makes, repairs, or has expert knowledge of guns
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²µ³Ü²Ô³¾²¹²ÔËŒ²õ³ó¾±±è, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ³Ü²Ôm²¹²Ô·²õ³ó¾±±è noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gunman1

First recorded in 1615–25; gun 1 + -man
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Another four people were killed in Israeli shelling near the village of Koya late last month, after local gunmen tried to stop the advance of Israeli forces there.

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Officers arrived and found a man with a fatal gunshot wound, but no gunman was found.

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It later emerged he had tackled the leader of the gunmen and saved the life of an SAS soldier.

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As he did so, the gunman pistol-whipped him before running downstairs.

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The protests in northern Gaza came a day after Islamic Jihad gunmen launched rockets at Israel, prompting an Israeli decision to evacuate large parts of Beit Lahia, which sparked public anger in the area.

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