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drygulcher

drygulcher noun: in the Wild West, a hired assassin who shoots his targets from a concealed location.

Noun

drygulcher (plural drygulchers)

  1. (slang) In the Wild West, a hired assassin who shoots his targets from a concealed location.

Forms of drygulcher

pluraldrygulchers

Origin of drygulcher

From dry + gulch + -er.

Questions about drygulcher

What does drygulcher mean?
Drygulcher means in the Wild West, a hired assassin who shoots his targets from a concealed location.
What part of speech is drygulcher?
Drygulcher is a noun.
What is the plural of drygulcher?
The plural of drygulcher is drygulchers.

Words near drygulcher in the dictionary

  1. drygoods
  2. drygoodsman
  3. drygoodsmen
  4. drygulch
  5. drygulched
  6. drygulcher
  7. drygulchers
  8. drygulches
  9. drygulching
  10. dryhanded
  11. dryhouse

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