Definition of Gunsmith

1. Noun. Someone who makes or repairs guns.

Generic synonyms: Smith

Definition of Gunsmith

1. n. One whose occupation is to make or repair small firearms; an armorer.

Definition of Gunsmith

1. Noun. a person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gunsmith

1. one who makes or repairs firearms [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gunsmith

guns
gunsels
gunship
gunships
gunshot
gunshot wound
gunshots
gunshy
gunsight
gunsights
gunslinger
gunslingers
gunslinging
gunslingings
gunsmith (current term)
gunsmitheries
gunsmithery
gunsmithies
gunsmithing
gunsmithings
gunsmiths
gunsmithy
gunstick
gunsticks
gunstock
gunstock deformity
gunstocks
gunstone
gunstones

Literary usage of Gunsmith

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"Gilbert Forbes, a. gunsmith, in the Broadway, was taken between two and three ... The mayor acknowledges he paid Mr. Forbes, the gunsmith, who is one of the ..."

2. The Panorama of Professions and Trades: Or Every Man's Book by Edward Hazen (1836)
"What is the business of the gunsmith ? 2. What are the principal parts of ... THE gunsmith. 7,8. What is said of the manufacture of the stocks ? and also of ..."

3. Bulletin by Federal Board for Vocational Education, United States (1917)
"gunsmith WORK. Oral instruction on files and chisels under M-91. Lesson 1. ii Dismantle, clean, and reassemble a bicycle, including the coaster brake. ..."

4. History of the Rise and Progress of the Arts of Design in the United States by William Dunlap (1834)
"... education—Ambition—Encouraged by Pennington mid Williams — By Henry the gunsmith—Doctor Smith—Prices for whieh Went ..."

5. The Diary of the Revolution: A Centennial Volume Embracing the Current by Frank Moore (1876)
"Gilbert Forbes, a gunsmith, hi the Broadway, was taken between two and three ... The mayor acknowledges he paid Mr. Forbes, the gunsmith, who is one of the ..."

6. A Brief Historical Relation of State Affairs from September 1678 to April 1714 by Narcissus Luttrell (1857)
"... a gunsmith, being returned by the ward of Portsoken this day, our court of aldermen made choice of the latter to be alderman thereof. ..."

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