gunhand
Western hired killer
A gunhand is a person skilled with firearms, especially a hired gunman in the American Old West.
The term evokes frontier lawlessness—someone whose gun hand earns their living: The rancher hired a gunhand to deal with rustlers.
Gunhand overlaps with gunslinger and gunfighter but emphasizes the hand that draws and fires.
Professional paid murderer
- assassinPaid murderer of targets
- enforcerOne who ensures compliance
- triggermanHired killer with firearm
- mercenarySoldier fighting for pay
operative · contract killer · bounty hunter · vigilante · bodyguard · muscle · soldier of fortune · gunrunner
Mounted cattle herder
- gunfighterSkilled frontier marksman
- holsterSidearm carrying case
- sixshooterSix-chambered handgun
- quickdrawRapid weapon retrieval
frontier · saloon · sheriff · outlaw · desperado · rustler · bounty hunter · posse
hitman
Professional paid murderer
- assassinPaid murderer of targets
- enforcerOne who ensures compliance
- triggermanHired killer with firearm
mercenary · operative · contract killer · bounty hunter · vigilante · bodyguard · muscle · soldier of fortune · gunrunner · commando
cowboy
Mounted cattle herder
- gunfighterSkilled frontier marksman
- holsterSidearm carrying case
- sixshooterSix-chambered handgun
quickdraw · frontier · saloon · sheriff · outlaw · desperado · rustler · bounty hunter · posse · showdown
aim
Purpose or direction
sharpshooter · bullseye · trigger · recoil · caliber · cartridge · holster · sixshooter · revolver · pistol
bandit
Armed roadside thief
- desperadoBold, reckless outlaw
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- highwaymanMounted thief targeting travelers
robber · rustler · villain · renegade · raider · lawbreaker · brigand · criminal · wanted · stagecoach robbery
gunhandpacifist
Anti-violence believer
peacemaker · conscientious objector · dove · peacenik · Quaker
gunhandvictim
One harmed by another
noncombatant · preacher · schoolmarm · bystander · innocent
gun, hand, guns, hands, gunned, gunning, handed, handing, handy