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Unman vs Gunman - What's the difference?

unman | gunman |

As a verb unman

is (archaic) to castrate; to remove one's manhood.

As a noun gunman is

a (usually male) criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer.

unman

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • (archaic) To castrate; to remove one's manhood.
  • To sap the strength, whether physical or emotional, required to deal with a situation.
  • :His fear unmanned him.

    • Synonyms

    *emasculate

    Anagrams

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    gunman

    English

    Noun

    (gunmen)
  • A (usually male) criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer.
  • * 1921 , , To The Last Man , ch. 5,
    • "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."

    Derived terms

    * lone gunman

    See also

    * gunwoman English nouns with irregular plurals