1930 9 June 1/1 (heading) Gangland arms supplier shot; won't ‘squeal’.
1965 Nov. 17/1 How often will we find ourselves in the middle of nuclear rivalry, looked toward as mediator, arms supplier, and guarantor?
2014 E. Kam in A. T. H. Tan ix. 126 China became the main arms supplier to Iran during the 1980s.