self-loader

noun

Definition of self-loadernext
as in pistol

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-loader
  1. pistol
  2. handgun
  3. revolver
  4. rifle
  5. shotgun
  6. derringer
  7. six-shooter
  8. sidearm
Noun
  • From an opening scene on the high seas as a French merchant ship is aflame to a stag hunt on an aristocratic estate to a pistol duel at dawn, the writer-directors capture the scope and grandeur of Dumas’ story.
    Scott Phillips, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • He had been shot four times with a .45-caliber pistol and had been struck by a vehicle, police said.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of pistol
Noun
  • Be careful though, as the chances of the handgun blowing up in your face increase with each shot.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Two law enforcement sources told CBS News that the suspect also had an AR-15 style weapon and a handgun with him at the time of the attack.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of handgun
Noun
  • Arizona has a state firearm (the Colt Single Action revolver) and a state neckwear (the bola tie).
    Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Credit card companies position themselves in the middle, profiting from both interchange fees from merchants and interest payments from revolvers.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of revolver
Noun
  • Investigators were able to obtain pictures from a neighbor that showed Cook walking through woods carrying a rifle.
    Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Judge Andy Porter denied the suppression motion, and the jury viewed and listened to the complete interview, in which Nixon-Clark admitted firing the Kriss Vector rifle once outside the house.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of rifle
Noun
  • In 2020, police had raided the home of Randy’s dad and seized cocaine, fentanyl, cash, a couple Mossberg shotguns, a pill press, and a stun gun.
    Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Detectives later learned that Mr. Greer carried a double-barrel 12-gauge shotgun in his patrol car and that Ms. Easterly had been shot with a 12-gauge shotgun.
    Michael Levenson, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of shotgun
Noun
  • One hundred and fifty-nine years ago, a 26-year-old white supremacist and Confederate sympathizer named John Wilkes Booth pointed a .44 caliber derringer pistol at the back of Abraham Lincoln’s head and squeezed the trigger.
    Brian Matthew Jordan, National Review, 14 Apr. 2024
  • This victim’s vision seems weird and fraudulent when Priscilla casually color-coordinates derringer pistols with designer dresses.
    Armond White, National Review, 3 Nov. 2023
Definition of derringer
Noun
  • The Broncos’ most successful regular season since Peyton Manning hung up his six-shooter ended with a historic, and emphatic laugher.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
  • One look at the bottle, whose stopper resembles an Old West-style six-shooter, confirms it.
    Tony Sachs, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of six-shooter
Noun
  • In the first quarter, while trailing 3-0, Williams dropped back to pass and tried to flick the ball up the field with a sidearm pass.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Driving the news: The Phillies simulated Mets' starting pitcher Sean Manaea's oddball, sidearm delivery during batting practice.
    Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of sidearm
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