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gunhandler

gunhandler noun: one who uses a gun.

Noun

gunhandler (plural gunhandlers)

  1. One who uses a gun.
    • Despite these words of caution regarding the famous dictum in Weaver v. Ward, the language still leaves us with the impression that a showing of complete blamelessness could serve to exonerate the hapless gunhandler who inadvertently injured another.1970, The Origin and Development of the Negligence Action, page 14
    • William M. Breakenridge was one of the thousand or more professional gunhandlers on the frontier.1992, William M. Breakenridge, Richard Maxwell Brown, Helldorado: Bringing the Law to the Mesquite, page xii

Examples of gunhandler in a sentence

  • Actor Glenn Ford loved Western movies and became an excellent horseman and gunhandler.2013 August 28, Scott Dyke, “Meandering the Mesquite: GLENN FORD — The Forgotten Movie Star”, in Green Valley News:
  • The woman shook dangerously, an obvious virgin gunhandler.2014, Jeremiah Sanchez, Eden's Scarecrow: Real Eyes:

Forms of gunhandler

pluralgunhandlers

Origin of gunhandler

From gun + handler.

Questions about gunhandler

What does gunhandler mean?
Gunhandler means one who uses a gun.
How do you use gunhandler in a sentence?
Actor Glenn Ford loved Western movies and became an excellent horseman and gunhandler.
What part of speech is gunhandler?
Gunhandler is a noun.
What is the plural of gunhandler?
The plural of gunhandler is gunhandlers.

Words near gunhandler in the dictionary

  1. gungude
  2. gungudes
  3. Gungun
  4. gungy
  5. gunhand
  6. gunhandler
  7. gunhandlers
  8. gunhands
  9. gunhappy
  10. gunhawk
  11. gunhawks

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