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gunslinger
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gun·sling·er  (gnslngr)
n.
One who is armed with a gun, especially an outlaw.
gunslinging n.
gunslinger
Noun
Slang a person who can shoot very accurately and has been involved in many fights using guns, esp. in the frontier days of the American West
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Noun1.gunslingergunslinger - a professional killer who uses a gun
gun for hire, gunman, hired gun, hit man, hitman, torpedo, triggerman, gun, shooter
liquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)


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American lawyers operate the same way prostitutes and gunslingers worked in the Old West--their services are bought for money regardless of any other consideration concerning their clients.
Survival Of The Slickest by Vogel, Paul T. / MBR Bookwatch
They're freelance gunslingers working for private companies that contract with the U.
FIGHTING THE DAY FIRE BY AIR -- IT'S WAR WITHOUT THE SHOOTING by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Because of the movies and television shows, when it comes to gunslingers on either side of the law, we all know of the "headline stars" of the American frontier such as Wyatt Earp, Bill the Kid, and Doc Holliday.
Deadly Dozen by Buhle, Willis M. / Reviewer's Bookwatch
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