Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A manufacturer of weapons, especially firearms.
- noun An enlisted person in charge of maintenance and repair of the small arms of a military unit.
- noun One that makes or repairs armor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Formerly, a maker of or an expert in armor; hence, one who had the care of the arms and armor of a knight or man-at-arms, and equipped him for action.
- noun In modern use, a manufacturer or custodian of military arms; specifically, one who has the supervision of any collection or equipment of arms.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who makes or repairs armor or arms.
- noun Formerly, one who had care of the arms and armor of a knight, and who dressed him in armor.
- noun One who has the care of arms and armor, cleans or repairs them, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
manufacturer ofweapons , especially ofguns - noun a
military specialist in charge of theupkeep ofsmall arms etc - noun dated someone who makes or repairs
armor
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a manufacturer of firearms
- noun an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.
- noun a worker skilled in making armor or arms
Etymologies
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Examples
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The armorer was a small man, partially bald, with no insignia of rank on his coveralls.
The Forever War Haldeman, Joe 1975
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The armorer was a small man, partially bald, with no insignia of rank on his coveralls.
The Forever War Haldeman, Joe 1975
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Proper enough, jorn thought deliriously, since the armorer was the only one in the party who was not an officer.
And all the Stars a Stage Blish, James 1960
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Army Service Forces had decided that Negroes performed best as truck drivers, ammunition handlers, stevedores, cooks, bakers, and the like and should be trained in these specialties rather than more highly skilled jobs such as armorer or machinist.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 Morris J. MacGregor
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I have been a gunsmith/armorer for almost the same number of years and have brought a lot of folks into handloading.
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Jaime rose and summoned his armorer and set him to work.
Suvudu Cage Matches, Round Two grrm 2010
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He was an armorer and blacksmith who trained horses and jousted at Renaissance Faires.
Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011
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Supervising armorer Nick Komornicki had the most fun creating arms for Ozal and Kucuk, Turkish brothers who join in the quest.
41 High Resolution Photos from Clash of the Titans | /Film 2010
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• Efforts to prosecute Blackwater collapse: The Justice Department on Monday said that it would not seek murder charges against a Blackwater armorer accused of killing a guard assigned to an Iraqi vice president on Dec. 24, 2006.
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I have been a gunsmith/armorer for almost the same number of years and have brought a lot of folks into handloading.
Wordplayer commented on the word armorer
Sorry, I can't help it, but I make a fake definition for this word: A person who makes breastplates for men
January 6, 2012