gun-toting

American

[guhn-toh-ting, -toht-n] / ˈgʌnˌtoʊ tɪŋ, -ˌtoʊt n /

adjective

carrying a gun, especially a pistol.

Etymology

Origin of gun-toting

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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Journalists entering the press center passed a dozen gun-toting police officers and went through two full-body checks for weapons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Kreider’s husband, Jim, chimed in: “A redneck, gun-toting environmentalist.”

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2025

He said many of the recruits had run away, and were being helped by other villagers to hide from Wathawa and his gun-toting monks.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2024

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

But no, there was no mistaking Becton's sincerity—or his sanity or intelligence—even if his desire to meet formally with the gun-toting leader of the Durham Klan struck C.P. as foolhardy.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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