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gunperson

gunperson noun: a gunman or gunwoman.

Noun

gunperson (plural gunpersons or gunpeople)

  1. (gender-neutral, nonstandard) A gunman or gunwoman.
    • But seeing him with Lillian, and then finding out that she was the gunperson who'd tried to kill Gordie Junior at Palm Gardens...2007, Suzanne Brockmann, Force of Nature, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, published 2008, →ISBN, page 109
    • [Reporter:] If we could clarify, do authorities believe the first two victims found were killed by the same gunperson? Do you know the gunperson's relationship to the school at all?2026 February 10, CTV News, “RCMP provide an update on high school mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.”, in YouTube (video)

Forms of gunperson

pluralgunpersons
pluralgunpeople

Origin of gunperson

From gun + person.

Questions about gunperson

What does gunperson mean?
Gunperson means a gunman or gunwoman.
What part of speech is gunperson?
Gunperson is a noun.
What is the plural of gunperson?
The plural of gunperson is gunpersons.

Words near gunperson in the dictionary

  1. gunpad
  2. gunpads
  3. gunpaper
  4. gunpapers
  5. gunpeople
  6. gunperson
  7. gunpersons
  8. gunpit
  9. gunplay
  10. gunplays
  11. gunpoint

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