armorer

noun

ar·​mor·​er ˈär-mər-ər 

1

: one that makes armor or arms

2

: one that repairs, assembles, and tests firearms

Example Sentences

The sword was made by a master armorer.

Recent Examples on the Web

Experts in the use of weapons on set have faulted Halls for handling the gun, saying that only the armorer and the actor should hold it. —Variety, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2023

Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the film’s armorer, is also expected to plead not guilty to the same charge on Friday. —Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Feb. 2023

In my experience on set, the armorer brings the weapon. —Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 20 Feb. 2023

Details of the film’s next steps come after New Mexico prosecutors brought involuntary manslaughter charges against actor and producer Alec Baldwin and the film’s armorer for the on-set shooting that resulted in Ms. Hutchins’s death. —Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, 14 Feb. 2023

Like Baldwin, the film's armorer, Gutierrez-Reed, will also be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. —Maggie Kreienberg, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023

Baldwin and the film's armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, were charged with involuntary manslaughter earlier this year. —Jessica Wang, EW.com, 17 May 2023

In January, Baldwin and the film's armorer, Hanna Gutierrez-Reed, were formally charged with involuntary manslaughter, to which Baldwin pled not guilty in February. —Gina Martinez, CBS News, 16 May 2023

Baldwin and the film's armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, were both charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter over Halyna Hutchins' death. —Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English armurer, armerer, borrowed from Anglo-French armurer, armorer, from armure armor + -er -er entry 2

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

armorer

noun

ar·​mor·​er ˈär-mər-ər 

1

: one that makes armor or arms

2

: a person who repairs, puts together, and tests firearms