armourer

US armorer

/ (ˈɑːmərə) /

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noun

a person who makes or mends arms and armour

a person employed in the maintenance of small arms and weapons in a military unit

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Words nearby armourer

Armory Show, armour, armour-bearer, armoured, armoured car, armourer, armour plate, armoury, armpad, armpatch, armpit

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How to use armourer in a sentence

“My one ambition is to be the best armourer in the world,” he answered gravely.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then I turned to the right and stopped before a dingy shop which bore the sign: HAWBERK, ARMOURER.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was an armourer, a silversmith and a worker in fine metals beyond compare.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun
The priests were careful to offer it to the Maid with great ceremony before giving it to the armourer who had come for it.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France

Here it was that, by the King's command, the master armourer made Jeanne a suit of mail.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France
Georg, the father of Lorenz, was well established as an armourer when he was joined in 1467 by his famous son.
Armour in England|J. Starkie Gardner
The latter listened to the discovery that had been made, and then asked the armourer what he advised should be done.
Wulf the Saxon|G. A. Henty