lone gunman
An individual person who acts on his or her own initiative, without partners,…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.
» It was a lone gunman.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
Examples
1 sentencesIt was a lone gunman.
Origin
From the Warren Commission's lone gunman theory, that the assassination of U.S. PresidentFrom 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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Forms
plural: lone gunmen| Singular | lone gunman |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular