Gunslinger — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a professional killer who uses a gun

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌnslɪŋɡɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈʌnslɪŋɡə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈʌnslɪŋɡə/

3 syllables Say it as /ɡˈʌnslɪŋɡɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gun for hire hired gun gun hit man hitman shooter torpedo gunman triggerman

Word Forms

gun	verb	shoot with a gun
shoot	verb	kill by firing a missile

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Revolverheld

ein professioneller Killer, der eine Waffe benutzt

🇫🇷French

Pistolero

un tueur professionnel qui utilise une arme à feu

🇪🇸Spanish

pistolero

un asesino profesional que usa un arma

🇮🇹Italian

pistolero

un killer professionista che usa una pistola

🇳🇱Dutch

scherpschutter

een professionele moordenaar die een pistool gebruikt

🇵🇹Portuguese

pistoleiro

um assassino profissional que usa uma arma

🇷🇺Russian

стрелок

профессиональный убийца, использующий пистолет

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गनमैन

एक पेशेवर हत्यारा जो बंदूक का उपयोग करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বন্দুকধারী

একজন পেশাদার হত্যাকারী যিনি একটি বন্দুক ব্যবহার করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

துப்பாக்கி ஏந்துபவர்

துப்பாக்கியைப் பயன்படுத்தும் ஒரு தொழில்முறை கொலையாளி

🇮🇳Telugu

తుపాకీ పట్టేవాడు

తుపాకీని ఉపయోగించే ఒక ప్రొఫెషనల్ కిల్లర్

🇮🇳Marathi

बंदूकधारी

एक व्यावसायिक किलर जो बंदूक वापरतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગનસ્લિંગર

એક વ્યાવસાયિક કિલર જે બંદૂકનો ઉપયોગ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಂದೂಕುಧಾರಿ

ಗನ್ ಬಳಸುವ ವೃತ್ತಿಪರ ಕೊಲೆಗಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തോക്കുധാരി

തോക്ക് ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു പ്രൊഫഷണൽ കൊലയാളി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੰਦੂਕਧਾਰੀ

ਇੱਕ ਪੇਸ਼ੇਵਰ ਕਾਤਲ ਜੋ ਬੰਦੂਕ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بندوق بردار

ایک پیشہ ور قاتل جو بندوق استعمال کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

枪手

使用枪的职业杀手

🇯🇵Japanese

ガンスリンガー

銃を使うプロの殺し屋

🇰🇷Korean

총잡이

총을 사용하는 전문 킬러

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tay súng

một kẻ giết người chuyên nghiệp sử dụng súng

🇹🇭Thai

มือปืน

นักฆ่ามืออาชีพที่ใช้ปืน

🇮🇩Indonesian

penembak jitu

seorang pembunuh profesional yang menggunakan pistol

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حامل السلاح

قاتل محترف يستخدم السلاح

🇮🇷Persian

تفنگدار

یک قاتل حرفه ای که از تفنگ استفاده می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

silahşör

silah kullanan profesyonel bir katil

🇮🇱Hebrew

אקדוחן

רוצח מקצועי שמשתמש באקדח

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