: 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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But one former inmate recalled seeing prisoners walk around with shanks visibly tucked near their hips, like a gun in a holster.
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Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
Her husband dressed as Woody, complete with a cowboy hat and holster.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Floyd later sent another friend a photo of himself wearing gray shoes, a black face mask, black shirt, blue jeans and a knife holster on his hip.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Tequila bottles were nestled in holsters strapped across their hips.
—Tom Freston, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
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Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
Her husband dressed as Woody, complete with a cowboy hat and holster.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Floyd later sent another friend a photo of himself wearing gray shoes, a black face mask, black shirt, blue jeans and a knife holster on his hip.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Tequila bottles were nestled in holsters strapped across their hips.
—Tom Freston, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Holster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holster. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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holster
noun
hol·ster
ˈhōl(t)-stər 
: a usually leather case for carrying a pistol
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