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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

gun•fight•er n.

a person highly skilled in the use of a gun and a veteran of many gunfights, esp. one living during the frontier days of the American West.

gun¹ + fighter 1890–95, American.

'gunfighter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Earp - Peck - gunslinger - hired gun - shootist

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