armorer

[ahr-mer-er] Origin

ar·mor·er

[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.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; replacing Middle English armurer < Anglo-French, Old French armurier. See armor, -er2
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Armorer is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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armourer or (US) armorer (ˈɑːmərə)
 
n
1.  a person who makes or mends arms and armour
2.  a person employed in the maintenance of small arms and weapons in a military unit
 
armorer or (US) armorer
 
n

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armorer
c.1400, Anglo-Fr. armurer, from O.Fr. armurier, from armeure "armor" (see armor).
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