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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A man armed with a gun, especially an armed criminal or a professional killer.
  • noun A man skilled in the use of a gun.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A man employed in the manufacture of firearms.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A (usually male) criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
  • noun a professional killer who uses a gun

Etymologies

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gun +‎ -man

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