arms-runner

1. 1.

   a smuggler of guns

   Synonymsgunrunner

   Broadersmuggler

Questions about arms-runner

What does arms-runner mean?

arms-runner means "a smuggler of guns".

How many syllables are in arms-runner?

arms-runner has 3 syllables: arms--run-ner. The stress falls on "arms-".

What is another word for arms-runner?

Close synonyms include gunrunner. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is arms-runner a common word?

arms-runner is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.