gunrunner

noun

Definition of gunrunnernext
as in coyote

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Recent Examples of gunrunner The notion that Roper, as a young man, could have been a gunrunner in Colombia felt right to me. — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026 There are brash foreign fighters and humble food drivers and furtive gunrunners and ancient babushkas knitting camouflage ghillie suits in community gyms. — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 23 Feb. 2023 Cartels and guerrillas in South America are similarly dependent on border-crossing drug smugglers and gunrunners for the tools of their trade. — Paul J. Angelo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunrunner
  1. coyote
  2. smuggler
  3. bootlegger
Noun
  • Photos from the rescue show a firefighter bringing the coyote pup to shore and a firefighter giving the thumbs-up with Judd, who helped with the search.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • The official warning comes after coyote sightings in North Haledon in Passaic County and Glen Rock in Bergen County.
    — Christine Sloan, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Definition of coyote
Noun
  • In other instances, Warrick said, there will be ghost carriers or fraudulent pickups of drivers or middlemen posing as legitimate transporters, but who are really smugglers.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • An antiheroic smuggler, a spunky princess and a farmboy with big dreams.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of smuggler
Noun
  • Weeth said bootleggers purchase fireworks from manufacturers in China and who, for a fee, package the fireworks in colorful branding, which are more difficult to track and often lack proper warnings.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
  • Working primarily in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), Reeves tracked down murderers, thieves, bootleggers and other outlaws across a vast and often dangerous frontier.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Definition of bootlegger

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“Gunrunner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunrunner. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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