Synonyms for gunslinger
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A person in the Old West who carried a gun and was an expert at quickly drawing it and firing.
Forms
- Plural
- gunslingers → gunfighters, guns, shooters, torpedoes…
Example sentences
- gun My brother was threatened by someone waving a gun.
- shooter There was a school shooter threat at my school today.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| gunslinger | rising | |
| gun | rising | |
| shooter | rising | |
| gunfighter | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- gun1
- 7 letters
- shooter2, torpedo3
- 10 letters
- gunfighter3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shooter2 = 2 syllables).