gunhawk

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

gun +‎ hawk

Noun[edit]

gunhawk (plural gunhawks)

  1. A gunslinger.
    • 2011, J. R. Roberts, The Woman Hunt: The Gunsmith:
      I was just beginning to think about asking her to marry me when Harve Bennett rode into town. Bennett was a gunhawk, one of the best—or so his reputation went.