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A person in the Old West who carried a gun and was an expert at quickly drawing it and firing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A person who behaves with the reckless bravado expected of someone who would duel with guns.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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Antonyms: none provided
a professional killer who uses a gun
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gunman, hired gun, gun, gun for hire, triggerman, hit man, hitman, torpedo, shooter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: murderer, liquidator, manslayer
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
pistoler
— person expert at the quick draw
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Czech:
pistolník
— person expert at the quick draw
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Danish:
revolvermand
— person expert at the quick draw
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Finnish:
pyssymies
— person expert at the quick draw
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French:
as de la gâchette
— person expert at the quick draw
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German:
Revolverheld
— person expert at the quick draw
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Hungarian:
fegyverforgató
— person expert at the quick draw
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Italian:
pistolero
— person expert at the quick draw
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Macedonian:
пиштолџија
(pištoldžija)
— person expert at the quick draw
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Polish:
rewolwerowiec
— person expert at the quick draw
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Romanian:
pistolar
— person expert at the quick draw
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Russian:
гансли́нгер
(ganslínger)
— person expert at the quick draw
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Russian:
стрело́к
(strelók)
— person expert at the quick draw
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Spanish:
pistolero
— person expert at the quick draw
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Swedish:
revolverman
— person expert at the quick draw
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Yiddish:
שיסער
— person expert at the quick draw
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Polish:
rewolwerowiec
— person behaves with the bravado of a gunslinger