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# gunman

noun (a gunman, gunmen)

«gunman» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A man who uses a gun to hurt people or commit a crime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gunman/#m1)

### In the lessons

In news and crime stories «gunman» names the attacker in a shooting or robbery; in safety lessons children learn to run, hide and tell an adult or police if there is danger. Phrases: «a lone gunman», «the gunman was arrested».

### Examples

- Police arrested the gunman after the robbery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gunman/#x1)
- The gunman ran away before the police came. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gunman/#x2)
- In the film, the cowboy faced the gunman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gunman/#x3)
- The news said a gunman had held up the bank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gunman/#x4)
- Nobody was hurt, and the gunman was caught. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gunman/#x5)
- The gunman wore a mask. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gunman/#x6)

### Note

Plural «gunmen» (like man → men). A serious, news word. Related: gunfire, gunshot.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gunman» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gunman/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gunman» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gunman.html) on Mova free.