gunslinger

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English

Etymology

gun +‎ slinger

Noun

gunslinger (plural gunslingers)

  1. (historical) A person in the Old West who carried a gun and was an expert at quickly drawing it and firing.
    • 2016 October 2, David Sims, “Westworld Is a Grand Saga of Gunslingers and Robots”, in The Atlantic‎:
      Along with Dolores, there’s Teddy (James Marsden), a heroic-seeming gunslinger looking for adventure.
  2. (by extension) A person who behaves with the reckless bravado expected of someone who would duel with guns.
    • 1995, Nick Hornby, High Fidelity, London: Victor Gollancz, →ISBN, page 142:
      HIP YOUNG GUNSLINGERS WANTED (BASS, DRUMS, GUITAR) FOR NEW BAND. MUST BE INTO REM, PRIMAL SCREAM, FANCLUB ETC. CONTACT BARRY IN THE SHOP.
    • 2005, Daniel A. Strachman, Getting Started in Hedge Funds, page 3:
      The perception of the hedge fund world is that of gunslingers and traders who manage billions of dollars by the seat of their pants.

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