ARMOURER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does armourer mean? 

• ARMOURER (noun)
  The noun ARMOURER has 3 senses:

1. a worker skilled in making armor or arms

2. an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.

3. a manufacturer of firearms

  Familiarity information: ARMOURER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARMOURER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A worker skilled in making armor or arms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

armorer; armourer

Context example:

a sword made by a famous English armorer

Hypernyms ("armourer" is a kind of...):

skilled worker; skilled workman; trained worker (a worker who has acquired special skills)

Derivation:

armour (protective covering made of metal and used in combat)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

armorer; armourer; artificer

Hypernyms ("armourer" is a kind of...):

enlisted man (a male enlisted person in the armed forces)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A manufacturer of firearms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

armorer; armourer

Hypernyms ("armourer" is a kind of...):

maker; manufacturer; manufacturing business (a business engaged in manufacturing some product)