Gunmanship
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The art or skill of using a gun. uncountable
"Evidence for this speculation is found in Mr. Woo’s fondness for two-fisted gunmanship, which Mr. Hunter credits him with introducing into movies, and also in a scene from “The Killer” that Mr. Hunter finds “strikingly similar to what must have happened Monday.”"
Example
More examples"Evidence for this speculation is found in Mr. Woo’s fondness for two-fisted gunmanship, which Mr. Hunter credits him with introducing into movies, and also in a scene from “The Killer” that Mr. Hunter finds “strikingly similar to what must have happened Monday.”"
Etymology
From gun + -manship or gunman + -ship.
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