gun-toting
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of gun-toting
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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“Office workers from outside the area and business travelers are no longer coming,” he said, speaking near a largely deserted avenue watched by a lone gun-toting guard.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
His lead role as a gun-toting rebel in the 1972 crime drama The Harder They Come is a cornerstone of Jamaican cinema, and was attributed as the movie that brought reggae to America.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025
Kreider’s husband, Jim, chimed in: “A redneck, gun-toting environmentalist.”
From Salon • Aug. 17, 2025
I left my private school after the fifth grade to be home-schooled, and a number of the communities my family dipped into along the way were similar to the gun-toting, dinosaur-loving kids from the movie.
From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2024
Grandpa Blakeslee was supposed to be next, leading the column of younger, gun-toting veterans who were to charge up North Main Street, playing like this was the Battle of Gettysburg.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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