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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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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

One gunmaker who helped drive the growth of tactical equipment in the civilian market, Daniel Defense, was not present.

From Slate May 30, 2022

Humble as I stand here, there was a time, and not so long ago, when I could write as many figures on a cheque as any gunmaker in Birmingham.

From The Doings of Raffles Haw by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

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