1
: a man armed with a gun
especially
: a professional killer
2
: a man noted for speed or skill in handling a gun
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They were shot by an unknown gunman.
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Shortly before midnight on April 27th, two days after a gunman disrupted the White House Correspondents’ dinner, the acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche, submitted an extraordinary petition to a federal court that had blocked the construction of the White House ballroom.
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
In May, two seafarers aboard a cargo vessel anchored in the Bay of Port-au-Prince were kidnapped after gunmen boarded their ship.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
The gunman fled in a black sedan, an NYPD source said.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
Dosara appealed to government forces to dismantle the Bayan-Ruwa enclave in the Maradun forest, where the gunmen were hiding.
—Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
In May, two seafarers aboard a cargo vessel anchored in the Bay of Port-au-Prince were kidnapped after gunmen boarded their ship.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
The gunman fled in a black sedan, an NYPD source said.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
Dosara appealed to government forces to dismantle the Bayan-Ruwa enclave in the Maradun forest, where the gunmen were hiding.
—Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
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“Gunman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunman. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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gunman
noun
gun·man
-mən 
: a person armed with a gun
especially
: an armed criminal
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