Definition

1. Noun:
   • A manufacturer of firearms or weapons: An armourer is a person or company that makes, repairs, or sells weapons, especially guns and armor.
   • A military specialist in charge of weapons: In military contexts, an armourer is an enlisted soldier or officer responsible for the maintenance, storage, and issuance of small arms and other weapons for a unit.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The medieval armourer crafted a new suit of plate armor for the knight.
  • The battalion's armourer ensured all rifles were clean and functional before the mission.

Advanced Usage

• "Master armourer": A highly skilled and experienced maker of arms and armor.
  • He was apprenticed to a master armourer to learn the ancient craft.

Variants and Related Words

• Armorer (noun): The standard American English spelling of 'armourer'.
• Armory (noun): A place where weapons are stored or manufactured.
• Armoury (noun): The British English spelling of 'armory'.

Synonyms

• Weaponsmith: A smith who specializes in making weapons.
• Gunsmith: A person who makes, repairs, and modifies firearms.

Related Phrases

• Regimental armourer: The armourer specifically assigned to an army regiment.
  • The regimental armourer inspected every pistol.

Noun

1. a manufacturer of firearms
2. an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.
3. a worker skilled in making armor or arms
   • a sword made by a famous English armorer