"gunster" meaning in English

See gunster in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: gunsters [plural]
Etymology: gun + -ster Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gun|ster}} gun + -ster Head templates: {{en-noun}} gunster (plural gunsters)
  1. A gunman.
    Sense id: en-gunster-en-noun-4pJSr-S3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ster

Inflected forms

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