Definition of Gunslingers

1. Noun. (plural of gunslinger) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gunslingers

1. gunslinger [n] - See also: gunslinger

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gunslingers

gunrunners
gunrunning
gunrunnings
guns
gunsels
gunship
gunships
gunshot
gunshot wound
gunshots
gunshy
gunsight
gunsights
gunslinger
gunslingers (current term)
gunslinging
gunslingings
gunsmith
gunsmitheries
gunsmithery
gunsmithies
gunsmithing
gunsmithings
gunsmiths
gunsmithy
gunstick
gunsticks
gunstock
gunstock deformity

Literary usage of Gunslingers

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Culture of Violence by Kumar Rupesinghe (1994)
"Their pictures of gunslingers marching to shootouts in frightened communities and outlaws holding up banks and stagecoaches were unrepresentative. ..."

2. Federal Immigration Law Enforcement in the Southwest: Civil Rights Impacts by John F. Dulles (1998)
"... its inception in 1924 as a loose-knit band of former Texas Rangers and gunslingers who engaged in shootouts with tequila smugglers along the Rio Grande, ..."

3. The Struggle for Land in Brazil: Rural Violence Continues by Jemera Rone (1992)
"... over whom they have no control, the police are made to appear to be no more than additional gunslingers hired by the plant owner to control the workers. ..."

4. Adventure Guide Maui by Sharon Hamblin (2005)
"You can almost imagine stagecoaches and gunslingers as part of the picture. The buildings are old but enchanting and offer several dining choices, ..."

5. Adventure Guide to Texas by Kimberly Young (1999)
"The US Border Patrol has played a significant role in El Paso's tumultuous past - from the days of classic gunslingers to today as one of the busiest border ..."

6. Dallas & Fort Worth Alive!by Kimberly Young by Kimberly Young (2001)
"This "bawdy house" of the past used to put up gunslingers, cowboys, cattle barons and railroad men. For a special night, ask for the room honoring Miss ..."

7. Desert Dancing: Exploring the Land, the People, the Legends of the by Len Wilcox (2000)
"He went to Alaska, then California and, unlike most other gunslingers, died a natural death as an old man in 1929 near Los Angeles. ..."

8. Georgia and the Carolinas by Norman Renouf, Kathy Renouf (1999)
"A host of other somewhat less authentic enticements, in the form of cowpokes and gunslingers, Indians, can-can girls at the Palace Saloon, ..."

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