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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Unidentified gunmen opened fire at multiple places of worship and a police traffic stop in two cities in Muslim majority Dagestan, killing at least 15 police officers and four civilians including a priest on Sunday.
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Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 24 June 2024
The deadliest active shooting incident in 2023 was the Lewiston, Maine shooting, which left 18 dead in October 2023 after a gunman opened fire in two locations in the small Maine town.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 24 June 2024
Saturday's tragedy came just one week after a gunman opened fire at families at a splash pad park in Rochester Hills, wounding nine people, including children.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 23 June 2024
Four people were killed and nine injured, including two police officers, when a gunman opened fire Friday morning outside a grocery store in Fordyce, Ark., according to state police.
—Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
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Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 24 June 2024
The deadliest active shooting incident in 2023 was the Lewiston, Maine shooting, which left 18 dead in October 2023 after a gunman opened fire in two locations in the small Maine town.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 24 June 2024
Saturday's tragedy came just one week after a gunman opened fire at families at a splash pad park in Rochester Hills, wounding nine people, including children.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 23 June 2024
Four people were killed and nine injured, including two police officers, when a gunman opened fire Friday morning outside a grocery store in Fordyce, Ark., according to state police.
—Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
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“Gunman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunman. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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gunman
noun
gun·man
-mən 
: a person armed with a gun
especially
: an armed criminal
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