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gunmanship

gunmanship noun: the art or skill of using a gun.

Noun

gunmanship (uncountable)

  1. The art or skill of using a gun.
    • Evidence for this speculation is found in Mr. Woo’s fondness for two-fisted gunmanship, which Mr. Hunter credits him with introducing into movies, and also in a scene from “The Killer” that Mr. Hunter finds “strikingly similar to what must have happened Monday.”2007 April 23, A. O. Scott, “Drawing a Line From Movie to Murder”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 20 Nov 2022

Origin of gunmanship

From gun + -manship or gunman + -ship.

Questions about gunmanship

What does gunmanship mean?
Gunmanship means the art or skill of using a gun.
What part of speech is gunmanship?
Gunmanship is a noun.

Words near gunmanship in the dictionary

  1. Gunma
  2. gunmaker
  3. gunmakers
  4. gunmaking
  5. gunman
  6. gunmanship
  7. gunmen
  8. gunmetal
  9. gunmetal gray
  10. gunmetal grays
  11. gunmetal grey

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