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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:
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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