Added 2 October 2026
weapon
/ˈwɛp.ən/ noun
In Latin: tēlum, arma Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about weapon at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
The club that is now mostly used for golf was once a common weapon.
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An instrument or other means of harming or exerting control over another.
Money is the main weapon of modern oligarchs.
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A tool of any kind.
Choose your weapon.
verb
Origin
From Middle English wepen, from Old English wǣpn, from Proto-West Germanic *wāpn, from Proto-Germanic *wēpną (“weapon”), of unknown origin, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wēbnom.
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