Gunslingerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

gunslinger (複数形 gunslingers)

1. (historical) A person in the Old West who carried a gun and was an expert at quickly drawing it and firing.
   • 2016 October 2, David Sims, “Westworld Is a Grand Saga of Gunslingers and Robots”, in The Atlantic‎^[1]:

     Along with Dolores, there’s Teddy (James Marsden), a heroic-seeming gunslinger looking for adventure.

2. (by extension) A person who behaves with the reckless bravado expected of someone who would duel with guns.
   • 1995, Nick Hornby, High Fidelity, London: Victor Gollancz, →ISBN, page 142:

     HIP YOUNG GUNSLINGERS WANTED (BASS, DRUMS, GUITAR) FOR NEW BAND. MUST BE INTO REM, PRIMAL SCREAM, FANCLUB ETC. CONTACT BARRY IN THE SHOP.

   • 2005, Daniel A. Strachman, Getting Started in Hedge Funds, page 3:

     The perception of the hedge fund world is that of gunslingers and traders who manage billions of dollars by the seat of their pants.

派生語

• gunslinger effect