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gunfighter

gunfighter noun: a person who engages in gunfights; a gunslinger.

Noun

gunfighter (plural gunfighters)

  1. A person who engages in gunfights; a gunslinger.
    • Not more than a dozen persons showed up for his funeral. Among them was an earnest young reporter who hoped for a human-interest story; there were legends that the old man had been something of a gunfighter in the early days.1949, Dorothy M. Johnson, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 90

Forms of gunfighter

pluralgunfighters

Origin of gunfighter

From gun + fighter.

Words formed from gunfighter

Phrases with gunfighter

Questions about gunfighter

What does gunfighter mean?
Gunfighter means a person who engages in gunfights; a gunslinger.
What part of speech is gunfighter?
Gunfighter is a noun.
What is the plural of gunfighter?
The plural of gunfighter is gunfighters.

Words near gunfighter in the dictionary

  1. Gundungurra
  2. gunduy
  3. gundy
  4. Gundys
  5. gunfight
  6. gunfighter
  7. gunfighter seat
  8. gunfighter seats
  9. gunfighters
  10. gunfighting
  11. gunfights

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