triggerwoman

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From trigger +‎ woman.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

triggerwoman (plural triggerwomen)

  1. (US slang) A female gunman.
    • 2011, Judkin Browning, Shifting Loyalties: The Union Occupation of Eastern North Carolina, page 75:
      Again, Union men arrested not just the triggerwoman, but the men in the house as well, holding them equally accountable for the actions of anyone in the household.