gunman
n.
gunner, one skilled in operating a gun; hitman, hired killer; one who makes guns
Gunman
gunman
Noun
1. a professional killer who uses a gun
(synonym) gunslinger, hired gun, gun, gun for hire, triggerman, hit man, hitman, torpedo, shooter
(hypernym) murderer, liquidator, manslayer
2. a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
(synonym) gun
(hypernym) shot, shooter
gunman
Synonyms and related words:
Cain, Nimrod, adventurer, apache, archer, artilleryman, assassin, assassinator, bloodletter, bloodshedder, bowman, bravo, bucko, bully, bullyboy, burker, butcher, button man, cannibal, cannoneer, carabineer, condottiere, crack shot, cutthroat, dead shot, deadeye, desperado, devil, eradicator, executioner, exterminator, free lance, garroter, good shot, gorilla, gun, gunner, gunsel, gunslinger, hatchet man, head-hunter, hell-raiser, hellcat, hired gun, hired killer, hireling, hit man, homicidal maniac, homicide, hunter, killer, mad dog, man-eater, man-killer, manslayer, marksman, markswoman, massacrer, matador, mercenary, murderer, musketeer, pesticide, poison, poisoner, professional killer, rifleman, rough, rowdy, ruffian, sharpshooter, shooter, shot, slaughterer, slayer, sniper, soldier of fortune, strangler, targetshooter, thug, torpedo, toxophilite, trapshooter, trigger man
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
gunman