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- [guhn-muh n]
- /ˈgʌn mən/
- /ˈɡʌn.mən/
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- [guhn-muh n]
- /ˈgʌn mən/
Definitions of gunman word
- noun plural gunman a person armed with or expert in the use of a gun, especially one ready to use a gun unlawfully. 1
- noun plural gunman a person who makes guns. 1
- noun gunman A man who uses a gun to commit a crime or terrorist act. 1
- noun gunman man shooting firearm 1
- noun gunman man trained to use firearm 1
- noun gunman criminal with firearm 1
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Origin of gunman
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25; gun1 + -man
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Parts of speech for Gunman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gunman popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gunman usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gunman
noun gunman
- assassin — An assassin is a person who assassinates someone.
- hit man — a hired killer, especially a professional killer from the underworld.
- sniper — any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- killer — a person or thing that kills.
- triggerman — a gangster who specializes in gunning people down.
Top questions with gunman
- how to disarm a gunman?
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