: 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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Martin said a woman wearing a Make America Great Again hat with a gun visible in a holster was acting agitated at the El Pueblo Museum, which was the endpoint of a march at the rally.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 14 June 2025
Last Friday, on the 81st anniversary of D-Day, Asaro had been seen slipping the World War II-era replica out of a mannequin’s holster at the Museum of American Armor in Old Bethpage and dropping it into his shorts pocket.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 12 June 2025
The owner of the White Lotus resort didn't survive the duo's second meeting: Rick pulled the gun out of the holster hidden in Jim's jacket and shot him twice.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The Plainfield Fire Department arrived on the scene and removed the knife holster from Czuba’s waist, handing it to a Plainfield officer, who handed it to Starcevich.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 14 June 2025
Last Friday, on the 81st anniversary of D-Day, Asaro had been seen slipping the World War II-era replica out of a mannequin’s holster at the Museum of American Armor in Old Bethpage and dropping it into his shorts pocket.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 12 June 2025
The owner of the White Lotus resort didn't survive the duo's second meeting: Rick pulled the gun out of the holster hidden in Jim's jacket and shot him twice.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The Plainfield Fire Department arrived on the scene and removed the knife holster from Czuba’s waist, handing it to a Plainfield officer, who handed it to Starcevich.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Holster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holster. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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holster
noun
hol·ster
ˈhōl(t)-stər 
: a usually leather case for carrying a pistol
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