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gunrunner

noun

Definition of gunrunner

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

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And, of course, action abounds, culminating in an elaborate climactic battle sequence in which Alexandra’s coyote forces are commanded by the rabidly loyal Maksim, memorably voiced by Tom Waits.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026
And the coyote isn’t a top threat to the species in this unforgiving world.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of coyote

Noun

Artificial intelligence developers have borrowed the word to describe boiling down a big AI model into a smaller one—and lately the biggest AI companies say that rivals have been distilling like bootleggers.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026
Others are following the Styles pop-up playbook and fully leaning into exclusivity — offering not just apparel, but also experiences that fans can’t get from the bootleggers.

— Matt Martell, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of bootlegger

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