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gunrunner

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gun·run·ner  (gnrnr)
n.
One that smuggles firearms and ammunition.
gunrunning n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gunrunnergunrunner - a smuggler of guns                  
arms-runner
contrabandist, moon curser, moon-curser, runner, smuggler - someone who imports or exports without paying duties
Translations
gunrunner [ˈgʌnˌrʌnəʳ] N → contrabandista mf or traficante mf de armas
gunrunner [ˈgʌnˌrʌnəʳ] n → trafficante m/f or contrabbandiere/a di armi
gunrunner [ˈgʌnˌrʌnəʳ] n → trafficante m/f or contrabbandiere/a di armi


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In June 2000, a Florida court convicted four IRA gunrunners of illegally attempting to ship weapons to Ireland in 1999--apparently with high-level IRA approval.
The long spoons of Ulster by Stevenson, Jonathan / The National Interest
The London Guardian reported on March 2nd that But, "suspected of being the main gunrunner to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, said yesterday he was living freely in Russia despite statements from the Russian authorities that they were seeking him on an Interpol warrant.
Russia: Still brokering terrorism. (Insider Report) by The New American
Minin, though, was the best-connected gunrunner in the country, as well as the most visible.
Comrades in arms: meet the former Soviet mobsters who sell terrorists ... by Silverstein, Ken / Washington Monthly
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