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gunman

/ˈɡʌnmən/

Meanings
noun
A criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer.

Examples :

"The gunman fired shots at the school, causing chaos and fear. "
person weapon police action

Related Words

Illustration criminal

criminal noun

/ˈkɹɪmənəl/

A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.

"The criminal was arrested for stealing the school's valuable computer equipment. "

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professional noun

/pɹəˈfɛʃənəl/

A person who belongs to a profession

"My uncle is a professional engineer. "

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

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especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration fear

fear noun

/fɪə/ /fɪəɹ/

A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.

"He was struck by fear on seeing the snake."

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

Illustration fired

fired verb

/ˈfaɪəd/ /ˈfaɪ(ə)ɹd/

To set (something, often a building) on fire.

"The arsonist fired the old warehouse late last night. "

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armed verb

/ɑːmd/ /ɑɹmd/

To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.

"The teacher armed herself with a stack of books before entering the classroom. "

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killer noun

/ˈkɪlə(ɹ)/ /ˈkɪlɚ/

One who or that which kills.

"Carbon monoxide is a silent killer."

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chaos noun

/ˈkeɪ.ɒs/ /ˈkeɪ.ɑs/

The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.

"The sudden power outage plunged the classroom into chaos. "

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shots noun

/ʃɑts/

The result of launching a projectile or bullet.

"The shot was wide off the mark."

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causing verb

/ˈkɔzɪŋ/ /ˈkɑzɪŋ/

To set off an event or action.

"The lightning caused thunder."