# gunslinger

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #48,263

## Definitions
1. A person in the Old West who carried a gun and was an expert at quickly drawing it and firing.
2. A person who behaves with the reckless bravado expected of someone who would duel with guns.

## Etymology
From gun + slinger.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ggunslinger`, `gnuslinger`, `gunlsinger`, `gunnslinger`, `gunsilnger`, `gunsligner`, `gunslinegr`, `gunslingerr`, `gunslingger`, `gunslingre`, `gunslinnger`, `gunsllinger`, `gunslniger`, `gunsslinger`, `gusnlinger`, `ugnslinger`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gunslinger