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means A craftsperson who builds, repairs, and modifies firearms, blending metalwork, woodwork, and mechanical precision.

from A straightforward compound of 'gun' and 'smith' — the latter tracing back to Old English 'smið,' meaning one who works in metal, rooted in a Germanic word for 'to strike' or 'to smite.' Smiths were classified by material and trade — blacksmiths worked iron, whitesmiths worked tin, locksmiths worked locks — and once firearms arrived in Europe around the 14th century, the gunsmith joined the family: the striker of metal turned specialist in things that go bang.