gunsmith
pronunciation
How to pronounce gunsmith in British English:
UK [ˈgʌnsmɪθ]
How to pronounce gunsmith in American English:
US [ˈɡʌnˌsmɪθ]
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- Noun:
- someone who makes or repairs guns
Word Origin
- gunsmith (n.)
- 1580s, from gun (n.) + smith. Middle English had gun-maker (late 14c.).
Example
- 1. Purchase a rare weapon from a gunsmith .
- 2. Occupation but was also a gunsmith , globe , sundial and surveying equipment .
- 3. After his apprenticeship he worked for joe manton , the greatest gunsmith in england and a legend in his own lifetime .
- 4. The bow is a simple weapon-firearms very complicated things , which can get out of order in many ways ; the piece clogs and fouls easily , is liable to breakage , and can only be repaired by a skilled gunsmith .
- 5. After his apprenticeship he worked for joe manton , the greatest gunsmith in england and a legend in his own lifetime . But james was not content to bask in anyone 's reflected glory .