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gunfighter

/ˈɡʌnˌfaɪtə/

/ˈɡʌnˌfaɪtər/

Translations

gunfighternoun

gunfighters

/ˈɡʌnˌfaɪtə/

/ˈɡʌnˌfaɪtər/

pistoleroSurtout dans le contexte de l’Ouest américain ; homme armé réputé pour ses duels et fusillades.

The notorious gunfighter was feared by many in the small frontier town.

Le pistolero notoire était craint de beaucoup dans la petite ville de frontière.

Additional translations

tireurSens plus général ; emploi moins spécifique que pistolero.

Synonyms

gunfighteradjective

/ˈɡʌnˌfaɪtə/

/ˈɡʌnˌfaɪtər/

Used attributively before a noun to denote something that involves or relates to gunfighters.

de pistoleroSurtout dans le registre du western ; style lié aux pistoleros.

The film has a strong gunfighter theme running through it.

Le film a un fort thème de pistolero qui le traverse.

Synonyms

gunfighternoun

A person, especially in the American Old West, who is skilled in the use of guns and often engages in gunfights.

The notorious gunfighter was feared by many in the small frontier town.

Any person, in any historical period, who regularly engages in armed confrontations with firearms.

Modern urban gunfighters often rely on automatic weapons rather than revolvers.

gunfighteradjective

Relating to gunfighters or characterized by gunfighting.

The film has a strong gunfighter theme running through it.