gunman C2 Topic:Crime & Justice US /ˈɡʌnmən/ UK /ˈɡʌnmən/ See IPA manual Freq #12446 Meanings 1 noun a criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer. I will take three or four of Perkins' gunmen tonight. Thesaurus Word family Forms gunmen Related forms gunwoman Etymology From gun + -man. Topics Crime & Justice External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # gunman **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡʌnmən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡʌnmən/ **Frequency rank:** 12446 ## Meanings 1. a criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer. ## Examples - I will take three or four of Perkins' gunmen tonight. ## Related Forms - gunwoman ## Etymology From gun + -man. ## Topics - Crime & Justice markdown