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gunman

/guhn-muhn/US // ˈgʌn mən //UK // (ˈɡʌnmən) //

枪手,枪枪手,持枪者,枪炮手

Related Words

assassin刺客,暗杀者,杀手,剌客hit man打人者,打手,打工仔,打击者sniper狙击手,狙杀者,狙击killer杀手,凶手,杀人犯,杀手锏triggerman触发器人,触发者,触发器,扳道员gunslinger枪手,神枪手,枪侠,枪炮手torpedo鱼雷,水雷,舰艇,舰艇导弹

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural gun·men.

    • : a person armed with or expert in the use of a gun, especially one ready to use a gun unlawfully.
    • : a person who makes guns.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounshooter of gun
Synonyms
assassin刺客,暗杀者,杀手,剌客hit man打人者,打手,打工仔,打击者sniper狙击手,狙杀者,狙击gunslinger枪手,神枪手,枪侠,枪炮手killer杀手,凶手,杀人犯,杀手锏torpedo鱼雷,水雷,舰艇,舰艇导弹triggerman触发器人,触发者,触发器,扳道员

Examples

  • The gunmen forced him from his car and sped off, police say.

  • Some of the activity was on the political left, such as the gunman who opened fire at a baseball field in Virginia in 2017.

  • The gunman — who was later identified as Asa Ellington Mitchell, of Manassas — fled the home in a family member’s vehicle.

  • Three people are dead, including a 21-year-old gunman who fatally shot his father and a driver before shooting himself, authorities said.

  • Several unidentified gunmen fired at him as he was leaving his office for an iftar party.

  • The gunman hardly broke stride as he nonetheless shot Merabet in the head, killing him.

  • A street sweeper was caught in the crossfire as a gunman fired at the officer, fatally wounding her in the back.

  • The gunman then burst from the restaurant and fled down the street with the other man.

  • The cops gave chase and the gunman fired the big revolver twice more.

  • The interior video shows the gunman firing the shot through the window.

  • Truth is, this drink-crazed madman was a hoodlum gunman from Chicago or Saint Louis, that had lost his nerve.

  • It was an absurd anticlimax to see that bold, bad gunman being jammed upright to keep him from falling in a heap.

  • No one was inclined to peep, and now the stage was set in a manner which seemed to satisfy the masked gunman.

  • The gunman backed to the outside door and flicked it open with one hand, never taking his eyes from me.

  • And Owen sat rigid when he saw the gunman look coldly at Randerson and clear his throat.

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