gunrunner

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noun

A person who smuggles arms and ammunition.

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arms-runner
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Meanings

noungunrunner (plural gunrunners)

plural gunrunners

  1. A person who smuggles arms and ammunition.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna smuggler of guns

Similar
arms-runner
Broader
smugglerrunnercontrabandist

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From gun + runner.

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Translations

German Waffenschmuggler, Waffenschmugglerin
  • Waffenschmugglerperson who smuggles arms and ammunition
  • Waffenschmugglerinperson who smuggles arms and ammunition
Spanish contrabandista de armas
  • contrabandista de armasperson who smuggles arms and ammunition

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Nungurner
Cite this entry
APA

gunrunner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunrunner

MLA

“gunrunner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunrunner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gunrunner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunrunner.

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