gunsmith

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a craftsperson who makes, modifies, maintains, or repairs firearms

   The gunsmith replaced the damaged firing pin and tested the rifle.

A compound of gun + smith. Smith comes from Old English smiþ ("metalworker, craftsman"); as firearms became specialized mechanical weapons, gunsmith became the occupational name for a maker and repairer of them.

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