Plural of gunman
irregular plural
The plural of gunman is gunmen.
Forms of gunman
| Singular | gunman /ˈɡʌnmən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | gunmen |
| Countable | countable |
Gunmen in a sentence
- Most were lone gunmen too eccentric to keep much of a staff.2008, John Grisham, The Appeal, →ISBN, pages 197–198. From the entry lone gunman
- Shottas may act as independent gunmen or may be under the rule of particular dons.2007, Brian Meeks, Culture, politics, race and diaspora: the thought of Stuart Hall. From the entry shotta
- Police are still searching for the gunmen who hijacked the minibus carrying school pupils taking two of the children with them.2006 May 13, Weekend Argus, 14, p.6. From the entry minibus
- Eight or so gunmen stood shoulder to shoulder in the gray-white trail before the barn, firing into the saloon's burning, bullet-pocked facade.2005, Peter Brandvold, “Ghost Colts”, in Robert J. Randisi, editor, Lone Star Law, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 179. From the entry facade
- The Wilson family had been sorely conflicted because each member had gone off in his or her own direction, thinking that they were all lone gunmen.2008, Lee Raffel, I Hate Conflict! Seven Steps to Resolving Differences with Anyone in Your Life, →ISBN, page 260. From the entry lone gunman
Meaning of gunman
- noun A person armed with a gun, especially a gunned evildoer.
- noun An American.
Nouns ending in -man: plural -men
Questions about the plural of gunman
- What is the plural of gunman?
- The plural of gunman is gunmen.
- Is gunman countable?
- Gunman is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gunman (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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