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gunmaker

American  
[guhn-mey-ker] / ˈgʌnˌmeɪ kər /

noun

  1. a person or company that makes guns.


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Etymology

Origin of gunmaker

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at gun 1, maker

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Now he’s filing a lawsuit against the gunmaker Daniel Defense, the video game company Activision, and Instagram’s parent company, Meta, on behalf of families in Uvalde.

From Slate ● May 31, 2024

Owner RemArms, the successor to historic gunmaker Remington Arms, is moving operations to Georgia.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 2, 2023

ArmaLite, a small gunmaker in California, designed the AR-15 in the late 1950s as a next-generation military rifle.

From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2023

The gunmaker Daniel Defense channels this man-gun connection even more, um, explicitly.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2023

We journeyed to Leyden first of all," he resumed, "and sought out the gunmaker.

From The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason

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