Outlaw vs Gunman - What's the difference?
outlaw | gunman |
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.
A (usually male) criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer.
* 1921 , , To The Last Man , ch. 5,
As nouns the difference between outlaw and gunman
is that outlaw is a fugitive from the law while gunman is a (usually male) criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer.As a verb outlaw
is to declare illegal.outlaw
English
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.
External links
* * *gunman
English
Noun
(gunmen)- "I've known a heap of gun fighters in my day. An' Jean Isbel don't ran true to class. Shore there never was a gunman who'd risk cripplin' his right hand by sluggin' anybody."