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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestraficante de armas
Pronunciation / Transliteration: trafikante de armas
"Las autoridades arrestaron a varios traficantes de armas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or organization that illegally transports firearms.
"The authorities arrested several gun-runners attempting to smuggle weapons across the border." - 2
A term used to describe individuals involved in the illicit trade of arms.
"The rise of gun-runners has led to increased violence in the region."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'gun-runner' combines 'gun', derived from the Old English 'gonne', meaning a firearm, and 'runner', from the Old French 'rondeur', meaning one who runs. The phrase evolved in the 20th century, particularly during conflicts where illegal arms trading became prevalent.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gun-Runner" is said worldwide
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trafiquant d'armes
Transliteration: trafikant d'arm
"Les autorités ont arrêté plusieurs trafiquants d'armes."
Waffenhändler
Transliteration: Vaffenhändler
"Die Polizei hat mehrere Waffenhändler festgenommen."
trafficante d'armi
Transliteration: trafficante d'armi
"Le autorità hanno arrestato alcuni trafficanti d'armi."
traficante de armas
Transliteration: trafikante de armas
"Las autoridades arrestaron a varios traficantes de armas."
traficante de armas
Transliteration: trafikante de armas
"As autoridades prenderam vários traficantes de armas."
हथियार तस्कर
Transliteration: hathiyaar taskar
"अधिकारियों ने कई हथियार तस्करों को गिरफ्तार किया।"
武器走私者
Transliteration: wǔqì zǒusī zhě
"当局逮捕了几名武器走私者。"
무기 밀매자
Transliteration: mugi milmaeja
"당국은 여러 무기 밀매자를 체포했습니다."
武器密売人
Transliteration: buki mitsubai nin
"当局は数人の武器密売人を逮捕しました。"
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