gunmanship

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English

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Etymology

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From gun +‎ -manship.

Noun

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gunmanship (uncountable)

  1. The art or skill of using a gun.
    • 2007 April 23, A. O. Scott, “Drawing a Line From Movie to Murder”, in New York Times[1]:
      Evidence for this speculation is found in Mr. Woo’s fondness for two-fisted gunmanship, which Mr. Hunter credits him with introducing into movies, and also in a scene from “The Killer” that Mr. Hunter finds “strikingly similar to what must have happened Monday.”