SINCE 1828
gunrunner
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gun·run·ner
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Definition of gunrunner
: one that traffics in contraband arms and ammunition
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Other Words from gunrunner
gunrunning
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Alan O'Neill, known for playing Irish gunrunner Hugh on FX's Sons of Anarchy, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. — Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, "'Sons of Anarchy' actor Alan O'Neill dies at 47," 7 June 2018 Mitchum appeared as Eddie Coyle—who also goes by Eddie Fingers—a soon-to-be-incarcerated Boston gunrunner compelled to work with the authorities as a squealer. — Peter Tonguette, WSJ, "The Versatile Robert Mitchum," 31 July 2017 Azima, a gunrunner later tied to the CIA and the Iran-Contra scandal of the Reagan administration, was never prosecuted. — Jon Gambrell, Jack Gillum And Jeff Horwitz, kansascity, "Links to KC businessman, CIA gunrunner lead to firing of Wall Street Journal reporter," 21 June 2017 Azima, a gunrunner later tied to the CIA and the Iran-Contra scandal of the Reagan administration, was never prosecuted. — Jon Gambrell, Jack Gillum And Jeff Horwitz, kansascity, "Links to KC businessman, CIA gunrunner lead to firing of Wall Street Journal reporter," 21 June 2017 Azima, a gunrunner later tied to the CIA and the Iran-Contra scandal of the Reagan administration, was never prosecuted. — Jon Gambrell, Jack Gillum And Jeff Horwitz, kansascity, "Links to KC businessman, CIA gunrunner lead to firing of Wall Street Journal reporter," 21 June 2017 Investigators have followed an array of leads and suspects — mobsters, Irish gunrunners, local thieves and even a Hollywood screenwriter. — Mike Corder, The Seattle Times, "Dutch sleuth hopes for breakthrough in biggest US art heist," 27 June 2017 Azima, a gunrunner later tied to the CIA and the Iran-Contra scandal of the Reagan administration, was never prosecuted. — Jon Gambrell, Jack Gillum And Jeff Horwitz, kansascity.com, "Links to KC businessman, CIA gunrunner lead to firing of Wall Street Journal reporter," 21 June 2017 Azima, a gunrunner later tied to the CIA, was never prosecuted. — Jon Gambrell, Washington Post, "‘Worth killing over’: How a plane mogul dodged US scrutiny," 21 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gunrunner.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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