weaponsmaster

English

Noun

weaponsmaster (plural weaponsmasters)

Alternative form of weaponmaster.
- 1981, Steven E[dward] McDonald, The Janus Syndrome, Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 190:
  When they were moving too fast to evade, intercept, or get the hell out in time, our weaponsmasters started deploying our drones and torpedoes, slotting units into the gaps between Enemy ships.
- 1985, Gordon Kendall, White Wing, Tor Books, →ISBN, page 107:
  The only people with access to these supplies are weaponsmasters rated 5.7 and above.
- 1992, Elizabeth Moon, The Deed of Paksenarrion, Baen Books, →ISBN, page 524:
  The weaponsmaster will assign you weapons for training; yours may be stored in your quarters or in the armory, as you prefer.
- 1996, Ann Marston, The Western King (The Rune Blade Trilogy; second book), HarperPrism, →ISBN, page 91:
  On the practice field, the weaponsmasters supervised recurrent training of men returning to service after the hiatus of spring plowing and planting.
- 2001, John Helfers, Denise Little, editors, The Valdemar Companion: A Guide to Mercedes Lackey’s World of Valdemar, DAW Books, page 216:
  Rescued by his Companion from certain death and taken back to Valdemar, Alberich became one of the finest Herald weaponsmasters of all time.
- 2005, Christopher Golden, Thomas E. Sniegoski, OutCast: Ghostfire, Aladdin Paperbacks, →ISBN, page 165:
  They called amiably to one another, these men and women in their heavy aprons and gloves, these metal workers, armorers, and weaponsmasters.
- 2007, Michelle West, The Hidden City (A House War Novel), DAW Books, published 2009, →ISBN, page 382:
  “Harald!” Rath shouted, still wielding the dagger, “get the kids—get them out!” And he continued to back away. His weaponsmasters had always said that the difference between a retreat and a rout was the difference between living and dying.
- 2007, Tom Lloyd, The Twilight Herald, London: Gollancz, →ISBN, pages 56–57:
  I— when I was young and still with my people, weaponsmasters from the furthest clans came to watch me in a practice duel. I am— I was the best with the blades they’d ever seen.