spray gun

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   an applicator resembling a gun for applying liquid substances (as paint) in the form of a spray

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Questions about spray gun

What does spray gun mean?

spray gun means "an applicator resembling a gun for applying liquid substances (as paint) in the form of a spray".

Is spray gun a common word?

spray gun is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.