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GUNMAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A professional killer who uses a gun

Synonyms:

gun; gun for hire; gunman; gunslinger; hired gun; hit man; hitman; shooter; torpedo; triggerman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("gunman" is a kind of...):

liquidator; manslayer; murderer (a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)

Synonyms:

gun; gunman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("gunman" is a kind of...):

shooter; shot (a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot))

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