gunsmith

[ guhn-smith ]

noun

1. a person who makes or repairs firearms.

gunsmith

/ ˈɡʌnˌsmɪθ /

noun

1. a person who manufactures or repairs firearms, esp portable guns

Derived Forms

• ˈgunˌsmithing, noun

Other Words From

• gunsmithing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gunsmith¹

First recorded in 1580–90; gun ¹ + smith

Example Sentences

There was a gunsmith in Utica, and he walked there, fifteen miles over the hills, to have his barrel finished.

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The gunsmith was so impressed by the boy and his accomplishment that, after rifling the barrel, he fitted it with a lock.

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We were down on that street in search of a gunsmith's shop to procure a new rifle to replace one that one of my companions lost.

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"Here is something that I frequently sell, both to campers and woodsmen," said the old gunsmith.

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Bidding the old gunsmith goodnight, they returned to the hotel, meeting Lieut. Murphy on the way.

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