six-shooter

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Recent Examples of six-shooter Richard’s odds are lousier than Reacher’s were when Beck forced Reacher to play because this revolver is a five-shot model instead of a six-shooter. Chris Klimek, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025 The back page of the report featured the cartoon character Yosemite Sam holding a six-shooter in each hand. Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025 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 That’s because the six-shooter is a good approximation for a generic abstraction of a handgun. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024 Towering over the Max Motors car lot is a giant gunslinger in the sky, six-shooters drawn and in a bit of a bad mood, judging by his expression. Edward M. Eveld, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024 Gray tattoos could now be seen running up both arms, with the ones on the right — a skeleton with a six-shooter, a skull hovering over a line of bullets — coming from a time several years ago when Michalek thought that limb might be blown off. Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023 In 1971, a multi-museum spree in Connecticut led to the loss of a painfully rare Colt Whitneyville Walker revolver: the holy grail of gun collectors everywhere, inscribed into the 19th-century history of Connecticut and Texas as the world’s first six-shooter. Matthew Korfhage, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for six-shooter
Noun
  • Officers spotted Jillian Shriner in the yard of her house, located next door, holding a pistol.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Authorities found a 9 mm pistol, three additional firearms, ammunition and two suppressors in Santos' bedroom, according to court documents.
    Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In the vehicle, authorities found $14,000 in $100 bills, more than $14,000 worth of jewelry and a .357 Magnum revolver purchased by Mayer.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
  • During the rehearsal for a scene in which Baldwin's character was supposed to draw a gun and point it directly at the camera, a live round was discharged by the actor from a prop revolver.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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
Noun
  • When officers ordered her to put the weapon down, the 51-year-old writer reportedly refused and then pointed the handgun at the police.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The officers found two handguns in an unlocked drawer in his bedside table, along with another handgun and three shotguns under the bed, according to the complaint.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Two people were shot early Monday near J.A. Hargrave Elementary in Tarrant County, and a gun was found in a field on the Crowley school district campus, authorities said.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
  • On Friday, April 25, the Kane County Health Department will host a drive-through pick-up event for residents to receive free suicide prevention signs and gun and opioid use safety materials, according to a press release from the department.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Indeed, despite the sidearms and tactical gear, Dunn and his agents are practically Canadian in their politeness.
    Jason McGahan, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The hunter and his friend used sidearms to fire shots at the animal, which stopped the attack from progressing and ultimately killed the bear.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Authorities found a 9 mm pistol, three additional firearms, ammunition and two suppressors in Santos' bedroom, according to court documents.
    Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Participants are asked not to bring bags, signs or firearms.
    Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Six-shooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/six-shooter. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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