Gunslinger vs Outlaw - What's the difference?
gunslinger | outlaw |
In the Old West: a person who carried a gun and was an expert at the quick draw.
In modern usage: a person who behaves with the bravado expected of someone who would duel with guns.
A fugitive from the law.
A person who is excluded from normal legal rights.
A person who operates outside established norms.
A wild horse.
(humorous) An in-law: a relative by marriage.
To declare illegal
To place a ban upon
To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement.
To deprive of legal force.
As nouns the difference between gunslinger and outlaw
is that gunslinger is in the old west: a person who carried a gun and was an expert at the quick draw while outlaw is a fugitive from the law.As a verb outlaw is
to declare illegal.gunslinger
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Noun
(en noun)outlaw
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Noun
(en noun)- The main character of the play was a bit of an outlaw who refused to shake hands or say thank you.
Synonyms
* (person that operates outside established norms) anti-heroVerb
(outlaw)- to outlaw a debt or claim
- Laws outlawed by necessity. — Fuller.
