gunman
/ˈɡʌnmən
/noun (plural gunmen)
A man who uses a gun to commit a crime or terrorist act: a gang of masked gunmen...
- It emerged last night that one of the gunmen was a terrorist known to the Saudi authorities.
- The gunman's accomplice carried on with the raid, smashing a glass security shield and taking cash.
- Over time, these not so good areas have also given rise to thieves and gunmen.
Synonyms
armed robber, hold-up man, bandit, gangster, terrorist, gunfighter;
sniper, assassin, murderer, killer, liquidator
informal stick-up man, hitman, gun, hired gun, contract man, hatchet man, trigger man, gunslinger, mobster
North American informal shootist, hood, button man
Rhymes
- tranexamic acid
- trank
- tranked
- trannie
- tranny
- tranquil
- tranquility
- tranquilize
- tranquilizer
- tranquillise
- tranquilliser
- tranquillity
- tranquillize
- tranquillizer
- tranquilly
- trans
- trans-
- transact
- transaction
- transactional
- transactional analysis
- transactionally
- transactivation
- transactor
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