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gunhandler en · NOUN

Etymology

From gun + handler.

Meanings

1. One who uses a gun.
   • 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. 1970, The Origin and Development of the Negligence Action, page 14:
   • Actor Glenn Ford loved Western movies and became an excellent horseman and gunhandler. 2013 August 28, Scott Dyke, “Meandering the Mesquite: GLENN FORD — The Forgotten Movie Star”, in Green Valley News:
   • William M. Breakenridge was one of the thousand or more professional gunhandlers on the frontier. 1992, William M. Breakenridge, Richard Maxwell Brown, Helldorado: Bringing the Law to the Mesquite, page xii:
   • The woman shook dangerously, an obvious virgin gunhandler. 2014, Jeremiah Sanchez, Eden's Scarecrow: Real Eyes:

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