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Definition of Gunrunner
1. Noun. A smuggler of guns.
Generic synonyms: Contrabandist, Moon Curser, Moon-curser, Runner, Smuggler
Definition of Gunrunner
1. Noun. A person who smuggles arms and ammunition. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gunrunner
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gunrunner
Literary usage of Gunrunner
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1910)
"I was a gunrunner for the fighting Moro datu Gum; after that fought the natives
in the Celebes and landed a commission in the army of the viceroy of Canton ..."
2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1913)
"It is only the pirate, the slaver and the gunrunner who can justly utter such a
reproach. If the mere fact of having predominant latent strength upon the ..."
3. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1903)
"By BERTRAM MITFORD, Author of " The gunrunner," <tc. [May 7. Rosebury. By LT
MEADE, Author of " The Voice of the Charmer," &c. The Magic of To-morrow. ..."
4. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1899)
"ME Francis (Mrs. ME Sweetman Blundell) described " The Duenna of a Genius," and "
The gunrunner." by Bertram Mitford, was a story of South Africa and the ..."
5. Adventure Guide to Belize by Carol O'Donnell (2003)
"Blake earned a lot of his wealth as a gunrunner during the Caste Wars. But he
was a respected runner because he occasionally came to the rescue of captured ..."
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