gunman

gunman
A (usually male) criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer.

"Ive known a heap of gun fighters in my day. An Jean Isbel dont ran true to class. Shore there never was a gunman whod risk cripplin his right hand by sluggin anybody."


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  • Gunman — may refer to: *A word sometimes used for a criminal armed with a gun * Gunman , a 1983 Thai film * Gunman , a 2000 single by aggrotech band Funker Vogt * Gunman Chronicles , a 2000 computer game * Gunmen , a 1994 film with Christopher Lambert *… …   Wikipedia

  • Gunman — Chronicles ist ein Ego Shooter für den PC, welcher auf der Half Life Engine (GoldSrc) basiert. Ursprünglich als ein von einem Fan Team, Rewolf Inc., programmierter kostenloser Singleplayer Mod gedacht, wurde dieses Team dann von Sierra übernommen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • gunman — index criminal, hoodlum Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • gunman — 1620s, from GUN (Cf. gun) + MAN (Cf. man). In early Amer.Eng. use, especially of Indian warriors …   Etymology dictionary

  • gunman — *assassin, cutthroat, bravo …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • gunman — ► NOUN ▪ a man who uses a gun to commit a crime or terrorist act …   English terms dictionary

  • gunman — [gun′mən] n. pl. gunmen [gun′mən ] ☆ 1. a man armed with a gun, esp. an armed gangster or hired killer 2. a man skilled in the use of a gun …   English World dictionary

  • gunman */ — UK [ˈɡʌnmən] / US noun [countable] Word forms gunman : singular gunman plural gunmen UK [ˈɡʌnmən] / US mainly journalism someone who uses a gun when fighting or committing a crime Rebel gunmen took up positions on rooftops as tanks entered the… …   English dictionary

  • Gunman — Gun|man 〈[ gʌ̣nmæn] m.; s, men [ mən]〉 bewaffneter Verbrecher, Killer; →a. Cleaner [<engl. gun „Pistole, Feuerwaffe“ + man „Mann“] * * * Gun|man [ gʌnmən], der; s, Gunmen [ mən; engl. gunman, aus: gun = Schusswaffe, Revolver u. man = Mann]:… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Gunman — Gun|man [ gʌnmən] der; s, ...men [...mən] <aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. gunman, eigtl. »Pistolenmann«> bewaffneter Gangster, Killer …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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