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Meaning of "gunrunner" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GUNRUNNER

gunrunner  [ˈɡʌnrʌnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GUNRUNNER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gunrunner is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GUNRUNNER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gunrunner in the English dictionary

The definition of gunrunner in the dictionary is a person who smuggles guns and ammunition or other weapons of war into a country.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GUNRUNNER


baserunner
ˈbeɪsˌrʌnə
Corunna
kəˈrʌnə
forerunner
ˈfɔːˌrʌnə
frontrunner
ˈfrʌntˌrʌnə
nonrunner
ˈnɒnˈrʌnə
outrunner
ˈaʊtˌrʌnə
overrunner
ˌəʊvəˈrʌnə
rat-runner
ˈrætˌrʌnə
roadrunner
ˈrəʊdˌrʌnə
rumrunner
ˈrʌmrʌnə
runner
ˈrʌnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GUNRUNNER

gunny
gunny sack
gunpaper
gunplay
gunpoint
gunport
gunpowder
Gunpowder Plot
gunpowder tea
gunpowdery
gunrunning
guns
gunsel
gunship
gunshot
gunshot wound
gunslinger
gunslinging
gunsmith
gunsmithing

WORDS THAT END LIKE GUNRUNNER

banner
blockade runner
blue runner
Bow Street runner
cunner
distance runner
do a runner
drug runner
dunner
front runner
machine gunner
marathon runner
middle-distance runner
punner
rear gunner
relay runner
scarlet runner
scunner
shotgunner
stunner
table runner

Synonyms and antonyms of gunrunner in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gunrunner» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GUNRUNNER

Find out the translation of gunrunner to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gunrunner from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gunrunner» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

gunrunner
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gunrunner
570 millions of speakers

English

gunrunner
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gunrunner
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

gunrunner
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

gunrunner
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gunrunner
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

gunrunner
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trafiquant d´arme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gunrunner
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gunrunner
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

gunrunner
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gunrunner
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gunrunner
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người buôn lậu súng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gunrunner
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंदुक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

silâh kaçakçısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gunrunner
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gunrunner
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

gunrunner
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

traficant de arme
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gunrunner
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wapensmokkelar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vapensmugglare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gunrunner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gunrunner

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GUNRUNNER»

The term «gunrunner» is regularly used and occupies the 90.090 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GUNRUNNER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gunrunner» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gunrunner» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gunrunner

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUNRUNNER»

Discover the use of gunrunner in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gunrunner and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Interim Review of ATF's Project Gunrunner
Project Gunrunner (PG) is the ATF¿s national initiative to reduce firearms trafficking to Mexico and assoc. violence along the Southwest border. ATF received $22 million to support and expand PG. In May 2009, an evaluation of PG began.
Michael D. Gulledge, 2010
2
Gunrunner
Meja Mwangi. GUNRUNNER a screenplay by Meja Mwangi HM BOOKS Published in USA by HM Books A division of HM 1.
Meja Mwangi, 2007
3
Gunrunner
DCI Harry Brock's Christmas Day celebrations are interrupted after he is called out to investigate a murder at Heathrow Airport, which leads him and his partner, DS Dave Poole, into a complicated case of smuggling.
Graham Ison, 2012
4
The Gunrunner: A Novel (1909)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Arthur Stringer, 2010
5
The Gunrunner the Gunrunner: A Novel (1909) a Novel (1909)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Arthur Stringer, 2010
6
National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy ...
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES Program: Southwest Border Enforcement/Project Gunrunner Resource Information: Program Description: ATF's increased presence is a key ...
R. Gil Kerlikowske
7
Gun Trafficking and the Southwest Border
... the Administration's budget request for ATF included a single increase of $948,000 to fund 12 industry operations investigator positions to bolster efforts already underway as part of Gunrunner.81 In the American Recovery and Reinvestment ...
Vivian S. Chu, 2010
8
One If by Land: What Every American Needs to Know about Our ...
He briefed then Arizona governor Janet Napolitano on Operation Gunrunner and won her over immediately. An enthusiastic Napolitano said, “We've got to brief Bill Richardson (then governor of New Mexico) on this and maybe we can get ...
William R. Daniel, 2012
9
Wages of Crime: Black Markets, Illegal Finance, and the ...
Payments may take the form of a transfer from the accounts of a registered " charitable," "educational," or "religious" foundation to the accounts of the gunrunner. From the gunrunner's perspective, this is among the most desirable of situations: ...
R. T. Naylor, 2004
10
National Southwest Border Counter-Narcotics Strategy
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) FY 2010 Southwest border related funding: $61.0 million ATF's Project Gunrunner continues to provide substantive information to ATF agents and ...
‎2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUNRUNNER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gunrunner is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The murky genius of Fallout: New Vegas
When the Gunrunner's Arsenal arrived, I openly wept tears of joy for a week. There's so much to reminisce about in Fallout New Vegas. Meeting ... «Eurogamer.net, Jul 15»
2
CIDG busts gunrunner in weapons deal at Tacloban bus terminal
MANILA, Philippines -- The police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group arrested a gunrunning suspect in a buy-bust operation set up at ... «InterAksyon, Jul 15»
3
Effort to recall state Rep. Hoyle dropped
Jason Thiesfeld, a co-owner of GunRunner Arms, said Wednesday that Hoyle's announcement prompted him to abandon the recall effort just ... «The Register-Guard, Jul 15»
4
Canonsburg resale owner sentenced to prison
Two of the guns that Moeller purchased were then sold to Jack Dalbo of The Gunrunner in North Strabane. When state police served a search ... «Observer-Reporter, Jul 15»
5
Soldier, 2 others nabbed for gunrunning
... the gunrunning activities of a soldier in Barangay (village) Hibucawan, Jaro, and another gunrunner in Barangay Cogon, Palo, both in Leyte. «Inquirer.net, Jun 15»
6
Batman: Arkham Knight Most Wanted Guide - How to Beat Gunrunner
This time, it's part of the Batman: Arkham Knight Gunrunner mission where Penguin has his goons moving weapons between safehouses in ... «Twinfinite, Jun 15»
7
Batman Arkham Knight Gunrunner 'Weapon Caches Locations' Guide
During Chapter #3, meet up with Nightwing at the Ranelagh Ferry Terminal to learn about Penguin's scheme of smuggling weapon cache from ... «SegmentNext, Jun 15»
8
CIDG raids illegal gun shop in Pampanga; 2 arrested, guns seized
The pen guns were confiscated from suspected gunrunner Augustine Maninang, 21, a resident of Barrio San Antonio, Lubao, in an entrapment ... «Philippine Star, Jun 15»
9
Gun smuggling 'ringleader' nicknamed 'Wobbles' who weighs 550 …
The accused gunrunner had to be arraigned last month in the bowels of the Bronx Supreme Court building, after his doublewide wheelchair, ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
10
Suspected drug trader, gunrunner arrested
LOCAL authorities arrested Wednesday a suspected drug trader and a gunrunner in two separate police operations in Davao del Norte. «Sun.Star, Jun 15»

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