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gunslingers

gunslingers is the plural of gunslinger.

Meaning of gunslinger

Noun

gunslinger (plural gunslingers)

  1. (historical) A person in the Old West who carried a gun and was an expert at quickly drawing it and firing.
    • Along with Dolores, there’s Teddy (James Marsden), a heroic-seeming gunslinger looking for adventure.2016 October 2, David Sims, “Westworld Is a Grand Saga of Gunslingers and Robots”, in The Atlantic
  2. (broadly) A person who behaves with the reckless bravado expected of someone who would duel with guns.
    • HIP YOUNG GUNSLINGERS WANTED (BASS, DRUMS, GUITAR) FOR NEW BAND. MUST BE INTO REM, PRIMAL SCREAM, FANCLUB ETC. CONTACT BARRY IN THE SHOP.1995, Nick Hornby, High Fidelity, London: Victor Gollancz, →ISBN, page 142

Questions about gunslingers

What is gunslingers the plural of?
Gunslingers is the plural of gunslinger.

Words near gunslingers in the dictionary

  1. gunsite
  2. gunsites
  3. gunsling
  4. gunslinger
  5. gunslinger effect
  6. gunslingers
  7. gunslinging
  8. gunslings
  9. gunslung
  10. gunsman
  11. gunsmen

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