Lone-gunman Definition

noun

(idiomatic) 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.

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Noun

Singular:
lone-gunman
Plural:
lone gunmen

Origin of Lone-gunman

  • 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.

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