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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On October 7, Dekel Chen, 36, left his pregnant wife and two little daughters in the family safe room to go out and fight gunmen rampaging through the kibbutz.
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Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
The gunman reportedly fired a weapon into the air before shooting into the crowded party fatally striking the teenager.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2025
Andrews refused and daringly rushed one of the gunmen when the gun discharged, twice.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
At the White House, though, Isaiah suddenly rises up, along with four gunmen, to assassinate the president.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
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Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
The gunman reportedly fired a weapon into the air before shooting into the crowded party fatally striking the teenager.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2025
Andrews refused and daringly rushed one of the gunmen when the gun discharged, twice.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
At the White House, though, Isaiah suddenly rises up, along with four gunmen, to assassinate the president.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Gunman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunman. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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gunman
noun
gun·man
-mən 
: a person armed with a gun
especially
: an armed criminal
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