noun
Meaning 1
A manufacturer of weapons, especially of guns.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: armer, armsmaker
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
armorer
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noun
Meaning 2
A military specialist in charge of the upkeep of small arms etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Someone who makes or repairs armor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: metalworker, blacksmith, metalsmith, smith
noun
Meaning 4
a manufacturer of firearms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: armourer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: manufacturer, maker, manufacturing business
noun
Meaning 5
an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: armourer, artificer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: enlisted man
noun
Meaning 6
a worker skilled in making armor or arms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a sword made by a famous English armorer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: armourer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman
History
Etymology
From Middle English armurer, from Old French armurier. By surface analysis, armor + -er.
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: aseseppä — manufacturer of weapons
- German: Waffenschmied — manufacturer of weapons
- German: Büchsenmacher — manufacturer of weapons
- Greek: οπλοποιός (oplopoiós) — manufacturer of weapons
- Greek: οπλουργός (oplourgós) — manufacturer of weapons
- Ancient Greek: ὁπλουργός (hoplourgós) — manufacturer of weapons
- Irish: armadóir — manufacturer of weapons
- Italian: armaiolo — manufacturer of weapons
- Italian: armaiola — manufacturer of weapons
- Polish: płatnerz — manufacturer of weapons
- Polish: płatnerka — manufacturer of weapons
- Portuguese: armeiro — manufacturer of weapons
- Portuguese: alfageme — manufacturer of weapons
- Russian: оружейник (oružejnik) — manufacturer of weapons
- Russian: оружейница (oružejnica) — manufacturer of weapons
- Serbo-Croatian: oružar — manufacturer of weapons
- Spanish: armero — manufacturer of weapons
- Finnish: asemestari — military specialist maintaining firearms
- German: Waffenmeister — military specialist maintaining firearms
- Greek: οπλουργός (oplourgós) — military specialist maintaining firearms
- Polish: zbrojmistrz — military specialist maintaining firearms
- Polish: zbrojmistrzyni — military specialist maintaining firearms
- Portuguese: armeiro — military specialist maintaining firearms
- Finnish: haarniskaseppä — someone who makes or repairs armor
- German: Panzermacher — someone who makes or repairs armor
- German: Harnischmacher — someone who makes or repairs armor
- German: Plattner — someone who makes or repairs armor
- German: Sarwerker — someone who makes or repairs armor
- German: Sarwirker — someone who makes or repairs armor
- Polish: płatnerz — someone who makes or repairs armor
- Polish: płatnerka — someone who makes or repairs armor
- Serbo-Croatian: оружар — someone who makes or repairs armor
- Serbo-Croatian: oružar — someone who makes or repairs armor