armorer
nounEtymology From Middle English armurer, from Old French armurier. By surface analysis, armor + -er.
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US A manufacturer of weapons, especially of guns.
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US A military specialist in charge of the upkeep of small arms etc.
- The squadron ground crews and armourers set high standards.2014, Tony Redding, Life and Death in Bomber Command:
- Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was in charge of weapons on set as the movie’s armorer and who was also charged with involuntary manslaughter, also had that responsibility, the prosecutors said, as did Dave Halls, the first assistant director, who reached a plea agreement.2023 January 19, Julia Jacobs, Graham Bowley, “Alec Baldwin Charges Spur Debate on Responsibility for Guns on Set”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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US, Historical Someone who makes or repairs armor.