armorer

[ ahr-mer-er ]

noun

1. a maker or repairer of arms or armor.
2. a person who manufactures, repairs, or services firearms.
3. an enlisted person in charge of the upkeep of small arms, machine guns, ammunition, and the like.

Word History and Origins

Origin of armorer¹

1350–1400; Middle English; replacing Middle English armurer < Anglo-French, Old French armurier. See armor, -er ²

Example Sentences

Earlier this week, a New Mexico judge denied a request to release Hannah Gutierrez from prison after the “Rust” armorer was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 18 months in prison.

From Los Angeles Times

We had a good armorer on set, as was required of us.

From Salon

Baldwin’s lawyers are continuing to seek the case’s dismissal, placing blame for the tragedy on the movie’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was convicted in March of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 18 months in prison.

From New York Times

The armorer in the calls referred to jurors in her criminal case as “idiots,” and said that Sommer was on a "power trip."

From Salon

“You were the armorer, the one that stood between a safe weapon and a weapon that could kill someone,” Marlowe Sommer told Gutierrez.

From Los Angeles Times