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Definition: Gunman |
GunmanNoun1. A professional killer who uses a gun. 2. A person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "gunman" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1916. (references) |
Synonyms: GunmanSynonyms: gun (n), gunslinger (n), hired gun (n), hit man (n), shooter (n), torpedo (n), triggerman (n). (additional references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Gunman with one hostage (Speed; writing credit: Graham Yost) Does this man look like the legendary gunman Vash the Stampede (Toraigan; writing credit: Yôsuke Kuroda) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Shadow of a Gunman (1972) Noose for a Gunman (1960) Johnny Gunman (1952) The Gunman (1952) Gunman in the Streets (1950) | |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Brazil | Coelho was killed by a gunman the evening before he was to testify in a criminal defamation lawsuit involving a local politician. (references) |
Human Rights | Haiti | No action was taken against the gunman. (references) |
Iran | The gunman later was arrested and sentenced, along with four other defendants, to 15-year prison sentences. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Gunman" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.25% of the time. "Gunman" is used about 267 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.25% | 265 | 18,112 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.37% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (common) | 0.37% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 267 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "gunman": hire a gunman. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "gunman": ex-gunman. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "gunman"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | pushkatar i zoti, bandit (bandit, brigand, gangster, gorilla, gun, mosstrooper, outlaw, picaroon, reaver, reiver, rover, thief, thug). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | гангстер (gangster, goon, henchman, highbinder, hood, hoodlum, mobster, plug ugly, thug), въоръжен човек. (various references) | |
Chinese | 枪手 (ringer). (various references) | |
Czech | střelec (Archer, bishop, marksman, rifleman, shooter). (various references) | |
Farsi | تفنگساز (Gunner), تفنگدار, توپچی (Gunner), دزدمسلح . (various references) | |
French | tireur, armé. (various references) | |
German | Gangster (bandit, gangster, gangsters, hood, hoodlum, mobster, racketeer, raider, thug), bewaffneter Räuber. (various references) | |
Greek | ένοπλοσ (armed), άνθρωποσ του πιστολιού, ληστήσ (bandit, brigand, depredator, footpad, highwayman, piccaroon, prowler, robber). (various references) | |
Hungarian | puskás (gunner, rifleman), fegyveres rabló, fegyveres bandita (gunmen), fegyveres (armed, man of arms). (various references) | |
Italian | bandito (bandit, brigand, desperado, gangster, highwayman, outlaw, raider, ruffian). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | ガロア理論 (attitude that one must keep going no matter what, darkly tanned face, gallon, Galois theory, gamma, gauntlet, Ghandi, gumbo, gun, gun belt, gun mania, gun shop, Gundam plastic models, gunfight, gunfighter, gunner, intense, pounding of headache, sound of large bell, sound of scolding voice). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ガンマン . (various references) | |
Korean | 총잡이. (various references) | |
Manx | gunneyder (artilleryman, gunner). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | unmangay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | guerrilheiro armado, terrorista (saboteur, terrorist), salteador armado, armeiro (armorer, armory, armourer, armoury, gunsmith). (various references) | |
Romanian | terorist (bulldozer, bully, goon, terrorist, terrorizer), pistolar, bandit înarmat. (various references) | |
Russian | бандит (bandit, brigand, gorilla, hijacker, killer, killer whale, mobster, mosstrooper, outlaw, ruffian). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | revolveraški, revolveraš. (various references) | |
Spanish | pistolero, cañonero (gunner). (various references) | |
Swedish | beväpnad gangster. (various references) | |
Thai | มือปืน (gunner). (various references) | |
Turkish | silâhlı soyguncu (bandit, gunsel, gunslinger). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | збройовий майстер. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Gunman" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: genoan, Gidman, Ginman, glusman, gonan, Gowman, Grundmann, Grunman, Gudmund, Guingand, Gulma, guma, Gungah, gunmans, gunna, gunnn, Gurman, Gurnan, Gurnemanz, guzman, Nugmanov, yunan. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "gunman" (pronounced gu"nmun) |
| 4 | -n m u n | Lineman, linemen, Penman, trainmen. |
| 3 | -m u n | famine, ferryman, fireman, firemen, Firman, abdomen, acumen, adman, admen, airman, albumin, alderman, antihistamine, Ashman, assemblywoman, backgammon, backwoodsman, Badman, bagman, barman, baseman, bayman, bellman, Benjamin, bitumen, Boardman, boatman, bookman, Bowman, bowmen, brakeman, bushman, businesswoman, cameraman, Carman, Carmen, carmine, cattlemen, Cayman, chairman, chairwoman, Chapman, chessman, chrismon, churchman, churchmen, cinnamon, clergyman, coachman, cochairman, committeeman, common, congressman, congresswoman, corpsman, councilman, councilwoman, councilwomen, countryman, cowman, craftsman, craftsmen, crewman, daemon, dairymen, Daman, demon, desman, determine, Dolman, draftsman, draftsmen, dromon, dustman, Dutchman, Ermine, Everyman, examine, footman, foramen, foreman, foremen, forewoman, Freedman, Freeman, freshman, gammon, gentleman, gentlewoman, gentlewomen, german, Goodman, hangman, headman, headsman, henchman, henchmen, Herdman, Hetman, horseman, horsemen, houseman, human, huntsman, hymen, illumine, infantryman, inhuman, jasmine, Kirkman, Landman, landsman, lawman, layman, laymen, Leman, lemon, Letterman, Liman, lobsterman, longshoremen, lumen, madmen, marksman, messman, midshipman, newswoman, newswomen, nobleman, noblewoman, nonhuman, nurserymen, oarsman, ombudsman, omen, ottoman, Outman, overman, Packman, pitchman, Pitman, Plowman, policeman, policewoman, postman, predetermine, pressman, Pullman, ragmen, reexamine, regimen, rifleman, Rodman, roman, rumen, salarymen, salesman, saleswoman, saleswomen, salmon, seaman, seamen, seedsman, semen, sermon, shaman, Shipman, showman, Spearman, specimen, spokesman, spokeswoman, sportsman, statesman, Stillman, Stockman, subhuman, summon, superhuman, superwoman, talisman, Telamon, thiamin, timberman, Titman, Toman, townsman, tradesmen, uncommon, vitamin, watchman, Waterman, watermen, wingman, wireman, woman, women, Woodman, woodsmen, Woolman, workman, yachtsman, yeoman. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-g-m-n-n-u" | |
-1 letter: unman. | |
-2 letters: gaum, gaun, guan, maun. | |
-3 letters: amu, gam, gan, gnu, gum, gun, mag, man, mug, mun, nag, nam, nan, nun. | |
-4 letters: ag, am, an, ma, mu, na, nu, um, un. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-g-m-n-n-u" | |
+2 letters: manuring, unarming, unmaking. | |
+3 letters: amounting, manganous, surnaming, unamusing, unjamming, unmanaged, unmanning, unmasking, unmeaning, unseaming. | |
+4 letters: augmenting, enamouring, groundsman, humanising, humanizing, manicuring, maundering, meaningful, numerating, outmanning, ruminating, unassuming, uncharming, unclamping. | |
+5 letters: aluminizing, amusingness, antidumping, culminating, enumerating, fulminating, magnanimous, mandamusing, maneuvering, manoeuvring, manumitting, monolingual, nonargument, submarining, transmuting, undemanding, unmagnified. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Slideshow 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Usage Frequency 8. Expressions | 9. Expressions: Internet 10. Translations: Modern 11. Derivations 12. Rhymes | 13. Anagrams 14. Bibliography |
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