gunman

Definition

  • noun: a person (especially a man) who uses a gun to shoot someone or to try to shoot someone
  • noun: a man armed with a gun
  • synonyms: cain, nimrod, adventurer

Examples

  • They were shot by an unknown 'gunman'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) This'll work. Once they divide up, we take them, no trouble, right? Maybe. Boy, for a gunman, you're one hell of a pessimist. They ought to get to where we split up any time. (..)
    1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid