gunrunner
noun
gunrunner is spelled G-U-N-R-U-N-N-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gunrunner means “A person who smuggles arms and ammunition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gunrunner is gunrunners.
How many letters and syllables are in gunrunner?
| Letters | 9: G-U-N-R-U-N-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gunrunner?
Gunrunner appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce gunrunner?
- US
Gunrunner has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-gunrunner.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gunrunner
- gunrunners plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gunrunner mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who smuggles arms and ammunition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gunrunner in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who smuggles arms and ammunition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Waffenschmuggler, Waffenschmugglerin |
| Spanish | contrabandista de armas |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does gunrunner come from?
From gun + runner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).