Phrase guide

spray gun

noun · 2 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, larger than an airbrush.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: paint gun

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an applicator resembling a gun for applying liquid substances (as paint) in the form of a spray

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: applicator, applier

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: бояджийски пистолет (bojadžijski pistolet) — paint sprayer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 噴槍 /喷枪 (pēnqiāng) — paint sprayer
  • Finnish: maaliruisku — paint sprayer
  • German: Sprühpistole — paint sprayer
  • Mongolian: шүршигч буу (šüršigč buu) — paint sprayer
  • Spanish: soplete — paint sprayer