gunmaker

[ guhn-mey-ker ]

noun

1. a person or company that makes guns. gun.

Other Words From

• gunmaking noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gunmaker¹

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

Example Sentences

He and his co-author Anand Gopal attributed this to investors being wary that gun laws were about to be tightened, thus potentially limiting the profitability of gunmakers.

From Time

In 2019, one of the nation’s largest gunmakers, Sturm, Ruger and Company, was in trouble.

From Washington Post

The shooter knows what is necessary, often far better than the gunmaker.

From Project Gutenberg

He ordered a great basket of flowers to take with him to Scotland, and paid a visit to his gunmaker's.

From Project Gutenberg

I may fearlessly point to the fact that throughout the whole breadth of England every gunmaker is a copyist of my patterns.

From Project Gutenberg

If you get the gunmaker to render it impossible to fire it, even if loaded, so much the better.

From Project Gutenberg

It took me years before I found a gunmaker who would try to make a rifle on the lines I consider desirable for big-game shooting.

From Project Gutenberg