weapons dealer
Sells lethal equipment
A weapons dealer is someone who buys and sells weapons, from small arms to military hardware.
The term ranges from licensed firearms retailers to illicit traffickers supplying conflict zones: The investigation traced the rifles back to an international weapons dealer.
Arms dealer means the same thing.
The phrase often carries connotations of shadowy or morally questionable commerce, even when the trade is legal.
- armsUpper body limbs
- smugglerIllegal goods transporter
- merchantOne who sells wares
- traffickerIllegal goods dealer
- black marketIllicit trading system
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- weapons expertsgunsmith, armorer, ballistics expert, weaponsmith, firearms instructor
- criminalsmurderer, thief, burglar, criminal, killer
weapons dealerpacifist
Anti-violence believer
peace activist · peacemaker · anti-war activist · peace negotiator · conscientious objector
weapons dealerhealer
One who restores health
lifesaver · humanitarian · Mother Teresa · doctor · medic
weapons dealerDoctors Without Borders
Humanitarian medical aid group
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