gunhandler
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
gunhandler (plural gunhandlers)
- One who uses a gun.
- 1970, The Origin and Development of the Negligence Action, page 14:
- Despite these words of caution regarding the famous dictum in Weaver v. Ward, the language still leaves us with the impression that a showing of complete blamelessness could serve to exonerate the hapless gunhandler who inadvertently injured another.
- 1992, William M. Breakenridge, Richard Maxwell Brown, Helldorado: Bringing the Law to the Mesquite, page xii:
- William M. Breakenridge was one of the thousand or more professional gunhandlers on the frontier.
- 2013 August 28, Scott Dyke, “Meandering the Mesquite: GLENN FORD — The Forgotten Movie Star”, in Green Valley News:
- Actor Glenn Ford loved Western movies and became an excellent horseman and gunhandler.
- 2014, Jeremiah Sanchez, Eden's Scarecrow: Real Eyes:
- The woman shook dangerously, an obvious virgin gunhandler.