noun
definition
In the Old West: a person who carried a gun and was an expert at the quick draw.
definition
In modern usage: a person who behaves with the bravado expected of someone who would duel with guns.
Examples of gunslinger in a Sentence
Taking on a more historic role, Kiefer played real life gunslinger Josiah Gordon 'Doc' Scurlock in Young Guns and Young Guns II which costarred Estevez.
Anything goes from gunslinger to dance hall girl to Little House on the Prairie look.
Alex Greaves 18 In which film did Clint Eastwood play a gunslinger called William Munny?
He becomes a lone gunslinger who is so blinded by his compulsion that it obscures any other motive for living.
The man with the dough As a hip young gastronomic gunslinger, he was the first British chef to win three Michelin stars.
Such a notorious gunslinger as Blair didn't want to close off any options with a country he considers deadly and dangerous.
The tent features a detachable living area groundsheet and mud valance (the old Dodge City gunslinger ).
The tent features a detachable living area groundsheet and mud valance (the old Dodge City gunslinger).
Being a wine expert is like being a gunslinger in the Old West -- there's always someone a little bit quicker on the draw.