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gunsmith

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈɡʌnˌsmɪθ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A manufacturer of guns.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gunmaker, gunbuilder

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who makes or repairs guns

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: smith

History

Etymology

From gun + smith.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: armëndreqës — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Albanian: armëpunues — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Albanian: armëtar — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Bulgarian: оръжейник (orǎžejnik) — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Chinese Mandarin: 火砲工坊 /火炮工坊 (huǒpào gōngfāng) — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Finnish: aseseppä — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • French: armurier — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Galician: armeiro — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • German: Waffenschmied — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • German: Waffenschmiedin — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • German: Büchsenmacher — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • German: Büchsenmacherin — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Greek: οπλοποιός (oplopoiós) — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Italian: armaiolo — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Japanese: 鉄砲鍛冶 (teppō kaji) — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Japanese: 銃工 (jūkō) — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Central Kurdish: چەخماخساز (çexmaxsaz) — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Macedonian: пушкар (puškar) — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Macedonian: оружар (oružar) — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Polish: rusznikarz — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Polish: puszkarz — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Portuguese: armeiro — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Romanian: armurier — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Russian: оруже́йный ма́стер (oružéjnyj máster) — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Russian: пушка́рь (puškárʹ) — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Russian: оруже́йник (oružéjnik) — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Serbo-Croatian: пушкар — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Serbo-Croatian: оружар — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Serbo-Croatian: puškar — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Serbo-Croatian: oružar — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Spanish: armero — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Spanish: armera — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms
  • Turkish: tüfekçi — person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms