Definition of "gunsel" in English

noun

1. (slang, dated) Synonym of catamite: a young man kept by an elder as a (usually passive) homosexual partner.

   • The boy’s eyes […] ran over Spade’s body from shoulders to knees […] “Another thing,” Spade repeated, glaring at the boy: “Keep that gunsel away from me while you’re making up your mind. I’ll kill him […] ”

2. (slang, dated) Synonym of bottom: a passive partner in a male homosexual relationship.

3. (prison slang, dated) Synonym of bitch: a man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship.

noun

1. A gun-carrying hoodlum or other criminal.