lone gunman

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von lone gunman im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

An individual person who acts on his or her own initiative, without partners, especially one who has sole responsibility for doing something questionable, confidential, or iniquitous

The Wilson family had been sorely conflicted because each member had gone off in his or her own direction, thinking that they were all lone gunmen.

Silbentrennung

lone gun·man

Türkische aussprache

lōn gʌnmın

Synonyme

maverick, rogue

Aussprache

/ˈlōn ˈgənmən/ /ˈloʊn ˈɡʌnmən/

Etymologie

() From the Warren Commission's lone gunman theory, that the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy was the work of a single individual, subsequently applied to numerous other political assassinations and shootings.