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gunmaker

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

noun

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


Other Word Forms

  • gunmaking noun

Etymology

Origin of gunmaker

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

Example Sentences

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The lawsuit includes the gunmaker, Meta, and Activision, the company behind Call of Duty.

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

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

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2023

Ads from gunmaker Savage Arms, for example, popped up on the site Baby Games, amid brightly colored games for children, and on an article about "How to Handle Teen Drama" on the Parent Influence website.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2022

Louis XIII., statue of, in Paris, 5; statue and portraits of, at Richelieu castle, 25-27; a gunmaker, 57; heightens the gold and silver of foreign nations, 80.

From Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 by Fountainhall, John Lauder, Lord