armorer

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a worker skilled in making armor or arms
noun an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.
noun a manufacturer of firearms

From Middle English armurer, from Old French armurier. By surface analysis, armor + -er.

I stopped in front of an armorer’s shop. — A farewell to arms, Ernest Hemingway
"Take him to the armorer's and have put upon him the collar. — Nicanor - Teller of Tales : A Story of Roman Britain, C. Bryson Taylor
"Send hither my armorer," the earl said; "we must choose a proper suit for you. — The Boy Knight: A Tale of the Crusades, G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

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