armourer
noun[C]
UK(USarmorer)uk/ˈɑː.mə.rər/us/ˈɑːr.mɚ.ɚ/apersonwho makes,repairs, andsuppliesweapons:
（制造、维修和供应武器的）军械士Askilledarmourer canreactivateadeactivatedsubmachinegunof thistypein as little as twohours.
in the past, apersonwho made orsuppliedarmour(=strongcoveringswornbysoldiers, etc. toprotectthebody):
Thekingcalled his armourers to him before thebattle.
apersonwho isofficiallyinchargeof theweaponsof amilitaryshiporregiment(= alargegroupofsoldierswithin anarmy):
Hesignedon as an armourer on theship.
apersonwho is inchargeofweaponsused in making afilm,televisionprogramme, or otherperformance:
TheRoyalOperaHousetook on an armourer tolookafterweaponsused duringitsproductions.
- Theexplosionkilledtwogroundcrew, an armourer and anenginefitter.
- The incendiariesscatteredover theairfieldhad to bepickedup and madesafeby armourers.
- Theequipmentandmethodsused by armourers in the past were not the same as those ofordinaryblacksmiths.
- The armourer on the set wasquestionedafter thefatalaccident.
Arms & munitions in general
- air-to-air
- air-to-ground
- ammo
- ammunition
- anti-aircraft
- catapult
- chain mail
- chemical weapon
- conventional
- denuclearize
- gunship
- mustard gas
- nerve gas
- ordnance
- poison gas
- sarin
- stab vest
- stealth
- weapons of mass destruction
- WMDs
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