"drygulcher" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-drygulcher.ogg [Australia] Forms: drygulchers [plural]
Etymology: dry + gulch + -er Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dry|gulch|-er}} dry + gulch + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} drygulcher (plural drygulchers)
  1. (slang) In the Wild West, a hired assassin who shoots his targets from a concealed location. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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