Weaponmaster

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An official in charge of all the weaponry belonging to an organization or household.

    "The chief heroes of the Dietrich cycle are his weaponmaster Hildebrand with his nephews the Wolfings Alphart and Wolfhart; Wittich, who renounced his allegiance and slew Attila’s sons; and Heime and Biterolf."

  2. 2
    An expert in the use of a class of weapons, especially one who teaches their use.

    "Also, the weapon is unique in that the user can easily hit himself with it if he miscalculates. Even black belt weaponmasters have been known to nail themselves painfully on elbow or noggin."

Example

More examples

"The chief heroes of the Dietrich cycle are his weaponmaster Hildebrand with his nephews the Wolfings Alphart and Wolfhart; Wittich, who renounced his allegiance and slew Attila’s sons; and Heime and Biterolf."

Etymology

From weapon + master.

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