Meanings
plural armorers · alternative UK armourer
- USA military specialist in charge of the upkeep of small arms etc.
The squadron ground crews and armourers set high standards.
2014, Tony Redding, Life and Death in Bomber Command1 more example
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was in charge of weapons on set as the movie’s armorer and who was also charged with involuntary manslaughter, also had that responsibility, the prosecutors said, as did Dave Halls, the first assistant director, who reached a plea agreement.
2023 January 19, Julia Jacobs, Graham Bowley, “Alec Baldwin Charges Spur Debate on Responsibility for Guns on Set”, in The New York Times, →ISSN - UShistoricalSomeone who makes or repairs armor.
Synonyms & antonyms
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nounan enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Frencharmurier
- Middle Englisharmurer
- Englisharmorer
From Middle English armurer, from Old French armurier. By surface analysis, armor + -er.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ὁπλουργός
- ὁπλουργός (hoplourgós)manufacturer of weapons
Finnish aseseppä, asemestari
- aseseppämanufacturer of weapons
- asemestarimilitary specialist maintaining firearms
- haarniskaseppäsomeone who makes or repairs armor
German Waffenschmied, Büchsenmacher
- Waffenschmiedmanufacturer of weapons
- Büchsenmachermanufacturer of weapons
- Waffenmeistermilitary specialist maintaining firearms
- Panzermachersomeone who makes or repairs armor
- Harnischmachersomeone who makes or repairs armor
- Plattnersomeone who makes or repairs armor
- Sarwerkersomeone who makes or repairs armor
- Sarwirkersomeone who makes or repairs armor
Greek οπλοποιός, οπλουργός
- οπλοποιός (oplopoiós)manufacturer of weapons
- οπλουργός (oplourgós)manufacturer of weapons
- οπλουργός (oplourgós)military specialist maintaining firearms
Irish armadóir
- armadóirmanufacturer of weapons
Italian armaiolo, armaiola
- armaiolomanufacturer of weapons
- armaiolamanufacturer of weapons
Polish płatnerz, płatnerka
- płatnerzmanufacturer of weapons
- płatnerkamanufacturer of weapons
- zbrojmistrzmilitary specialist maintaining firearms
- zbrojmistrzynimilitary specialist maintaining firearms
- płatnerzsomeone who makes or repairs armor
- płatnerkasomeone who makes or repairs armor
Portuguese armeiro, alfageme
- armeiromanufacturer of weapons
- alfagememanufacturer of weapons
- armeiromilitary specialist maintaining firearms
Russian оружейник, оружейница
- оружейник (oružejnik)manufacturer of weapons
- оружейница (oružejnica)manufacturer of weapons
Spanish armero, armero
- armeromanufacturer of weapons
- armeromilitary specialist maintaining firearms
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Cite this entry
armorer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armorer
“armorer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armorer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “armorer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armorer.
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