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gunslinger

[ guhn-sling-er ]

noun

  1. Informal. gunfighter.
  2. Slang. a person who acts in an aggressive and decisive manner, especially in business or politics, as an investor who takes large risks in seeking large, quick gains.


gunslinger

/ ˈɡʌnˌslɪŋə /

noun

  1. slang.
    a gunfighter or gunman, esp in the Old West
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈgunˌslinging, noun
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Other Words From

  • gunslinging adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gunslinger1

First recorded in 1950–55; gun 1 + sling 1 + -er 1
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Example Sentences

The West is stacked with dangerous gunslingers on every team, the North boasts the defending conference champ, the South could be due for some better luck, and the East features our preseason favorite to take home the Lombardi Trophy.

Burrow’s arm was never in the same league as gunslingers like Mahomes, the Bills’ Josh Allen and the Chargers’ Justin Herbert, and that hasn’t changed.

Meanwhile, Herbert is less aggressive than Lamar, despite his burgeoning reputation as a gunslinger.

His reputation is one of a gunslinger heaving throws with almost as much a chance of being intercepted as going for scores.

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