gunslinger
noun
gun·sling·er
ˈgən-ˌsliŋ-ər 
: a person noted for speed and skill in handling and shooting a gun especially in the American West
Examples of gunslinger in a Sentence
a gunslinger in the Wild West
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Borderlands stars Blanchett as Lilith, a fiery-haired gunslinger hired by the wealthiest, most powerful man in the galaxy, Atlas (Ramirez), to find his missing daughter.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 July 2024
Eric is the old cowboy who is basically at the end of his career, and Harper is the young gunslinger who’s just nipping at his heels.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024
Miller Moss did his part, the offense and defense did their part in an amazing comeback but coach Riley, hired as a fearless and genius offensive gunslinger, lost his courage and blew an opportunity to close out Michigan with horrible play calling in the Trojans’ final three-and-out drive.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Unforgiven recasts the genre as a pitiless, almost pathologically unromantic realm populated by twits hoping to make their name and aged gunslingers who have to make peace with their bad pasts.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 July 2024
Eric is the old cowboy who is basically at the end of his career, and Harper is the young gunslinger who’s just nipping at his heels.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024
Miller Moss did his part, the offense and defense did their part in an amazing comeback but coach Riley, hired as a fearless and genius offensive gunslinger, lost his courage and blew an opportunity to close out Michigan with horrible play calling in the Trojans’ final three-and-out drive.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Unforgiven recasts the genre as a pitiless, almost pathologically unromantic realm populated by twits hoping to make their name and aged gunslingers who have to make peace with their bad pasts.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Gunslinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunslinger. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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gunslinger
noun
gun·sling·er
-ˌsliŋ-ər
: a person known for speed and skill in handling and shooting a gun especially in the American West
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