: a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle
broadly
: a case for carrying a usually small item on the person
a knife holster
a heart monitor carried in a hip holster
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Police recovered three fired 9mm cartridge casings and an empty gun holster at the scene.
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Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Investigators added the holster was empty.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
When officers arrived, Ferguson smelled of alcohol and was wearing an empty ankle holster, per previous PEOPLE reporting.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Save for a quick glance at his adversary, Redford fixes his eyes on the out-of-focus holster in the foreground, a cobra waiting to strike.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Investigators added the holster was empty.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
When officers arrived, Ferguson smelled of alcohol and was wearing an empty ankle holster, per previous PEOPLE reporting.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Save for a quick glance at his adversary, Redford fixes his eyes on the out-of-focus holster in the foreground, a cobra waiting to strike.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Holster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holster. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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holster
noun
hol·ster
ˈhōl(t)-stər 
: a usually leather case for carrying a pistol
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