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单词 gunrunners
释义

gunrunner

noun

gun·​run·​ner ˈgən-ˌrə-nər How to pronounce gunrunner (audio)
: one that traffics in contraband arms and ammunition
gunrunning
ˈgən-ˌrə-niŋ How to pronounce gunrunner (audio)
noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web That deal was engineered by an Iranian-American gunrunner with ties to the CIA who was not named in the U.S. court documents. Jon Gambrell, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2020 Alan O'Neill, known for playing Irish gunrunner Hugh on FX's Sons of Anarchy, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 21 June 2017 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

gunrunners

noun

plural of gunrunner
as in smugglers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • smugglers
  • coyotes
  • coyote
  • bootleggers
  • mules
  • couriers
  • runners
  • contrabandists
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