Definition of "gunslinger" []

• One who is armed with a gun, especially an outlaw. (noun)

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• "KARL: But burned out at being what he calls a gunslinger, McKinnon dropped out of politics, and then one day at an impoverished Houston school, he met Texas 'new Republican governor, and says he was impressed by Bush's commitment to education."
• "Short term "gunslinger" deals carry less risk, but anything beyond the current season is going to come with a huge risk discount, outside a "must have" desperation move."
• "Me hopes we have seen the last gunslinger from the Old West."