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Definition of Armourer
1. Noun. A worker skilled in making armor or arms. "A sword made by a famous English armorer"
Generic synonyms: Skilled Worker, Skilled Workman, Trained Worker
Derivative terms: Armor, Armour
2. Noun. An enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc..
3. Noun. A manufacturer of firearms.
Definition of Armourer
1. Noun. (British spelling) (alternative spelling of armorer) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Armourer
1. armorer [n -S] - See also: armorer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Armourer
Literary usage of Armourer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century by Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné (1857)
"... was a skilful master-armourer of Bretten, a small town in the palatinate.
On the 14th of February 1497, his wife bore him a son, who was named Philip, ..."
2. History of the World War by Frank Herbert Simonds (1917)
"ENGLAND THE WORLD'S armourer The Great Amphibian, going ashore, must transform
a large part of her body. ... Let us become the world's armourer and arsenal. ..."
3. Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage, and of a by John Ross (1835)
"... communications with them—Pure mercury freezes at length, at minus 39°—The
first sunrise of the year—Death of the armourer—End of the month, and summary. ..."
4. A History of Crime in England: Illustrating the Changes of the Laws in the by Luke Owen Pike (1873)
"... early in the reign of Henry VI. by John Hill, who describes himself as armourer
and Sergeant in the Office of Armoury with King Henry IV. and King Henry ..."
5. Memoirs of the Life of John Philip Kemble, Esq.: Including a History of the by James Boaden (1825)
"The Prize.—Murphy's sisters.—Particularly examined out of respect to him.
—Murphy's figure.—Mr. Kemble's prologue for his Play.— Fake Clours.—armourer. ..."
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