weaponeer

English

Etymology

From weapon +‎ -eer.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /wɛpəˈnɪə/

Noun

weaponeer (plural weaponeers)

1. (US) Someone who makes weapons, especially nuclear weapons.

   Synonym: armsmaker

   • 2012, George Dyson, Turing's Cathedral, Penguin, published 2013, page 57:

     Von Neumann, who believed that mathematics grew best when nourished by ‘a certain contact with the strivings and problems of the world,’ became a great friend of the weaponeers.

2. A member of an aircrew responsible for the weapons.

Related terms

• (maker of weapons): weaponsmith

Verb

weaponeer (third-person singular simple present weaponeers, present participle weaponeering, simple past and past participle weaponeered)

1. (military) To provide with appropriate weaponry for use against the chosen targets.