weaponmaster
weaponmaster noun: an official in charge of all the weaponry belonging to an organization or household.
Noun
weaponmaster (plural weaponmasters)
- 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.1964, Encyclopædia Britannica, volume 7 (Daisy to Educational Psychology), Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.; William Benton, […], page 406, column 2
- He then bade them rise and leave us, which they did, as a fitterwoman with sleep still in her eyes stumbled through the double doors with the weaponmaster.1977, Janet Morris, The Golden Sword, published 1981, →ISBN, page 121
- 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.1978, Massad F. Ayoob, Fundamentals of Modern Police Impact Weapons, Springfield, Ill.: Charles C Thomas, →ISBN, page 58
- Old Pyk, the Freefighter weaponmaster, clucked concernedly while he wrapped bandage about Bili’s thigh.1981, Robert Adams, The Death of a Legend, Signet Books, →ISBN, page 61
Examples of weaponmaster in a sentence
- Beside him Fflad clumsily unsheathed the sword Cashma’s weaponmaster had given him.1980, Paul R. Fisher, The Hawks of Fellheath, New York, N.Y.: Atheneum, →ISBN, pages 184–185:
- Then you shall be weaponmasters and serve me doubly.” He turned and beckoned one of the swordsmen forward, a pale-haired man with deep-set green eyes.2009, Katharine Kerr, The Silver Mage (The Silver Wyrm; book four), DAW Books, →ISBN, page 67:
- All our wizards and weaponmasters were dead.2000, Curtis Craddock, Sparrow’s Flight, Write Way Publishing, →ISBN, page 128:
- The martial styles were developed hundreds of years ago by dwarven weaponmasters.2013, Jack Burroughs, The Two Empires, →ISBN, page 146:
Forms of weaponmaster
| plural | weaponmasters |
|---|---|
| alternative form | weaponsmaster |
Origin of weaponmaster
From weapon + master.
Questions about weaponmaster
- What does weaponmaster mean?
- Weaponmaster means an official in charge of all the weaponry belonging to an organization or household.
- How do you use weaponmaster in a sentence?
- Beside him Fflad clumsily unsheathed the sword Cashma’s weaponmaster had given him.
- What part of speech is weaponmaster?
- Weaponmaster is a noun.
- What is the plural of weaponmaster?
- The plural of weaponmaster is weaponmasters.
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