Gunrunner (noun)

A person who smuggles or trades firearms illegally.

Origin:

Formed by combining 'gun' and 'runner', where 'gun' refers to a firearm and 'runner' refers to a person who carries or transports something.

Examples:

1. The police arrested the notorious gunrunner who was supplying weapons to the local gang.
2. The government is cracking down on gunrunners who are fueling the conflict in the region.
3. The gunrunner was caught trying to cross the border with a trunk full of weapons.
4. The detectives followed the trail of the gunrunner to a warehouse where they found a large cache of firearms.
5. The authorities believe that the gunrunner is part of a larger network of weapons traffickers.