REVOLVER

revolver, six-gun, six-shooter

(noun) a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

revolver (plural revolvers)

A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.

(by extension) Any (personal) firearm with such a mechanism.

(finance) synonym of revolving line of credit

Agent noun of revolve; something that revolves.

Synonyms

• (handgun): wheelgun

Hyponyms

(handgun)

• six-gun

• six-shooter

Source: Wiktionary


Re*volv"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, revolves; specifically, a firearm ( commonly a pistol) with several chambers or barrels so arranged as to revolve on an axis, and be discharged in succession by the same lock; a repeater.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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