revolver
noun
re·volv·er
ri-ˈväl-vər 
-ˈvȯl-
also -ˈvä-vər
or -ˈvȯ-vər
1
: one that revolves
2
: a handgun with a cylinder of several chambers brought successively into line with the barrel and discharged with the same hammer
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During a search of Champion's home, investigators found Futuristic Management financial records, a safe containing $127,000 and a revolver with his DNA on it.
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Wcco Staff, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
The footage, taken by an eyewitness in a passing vehicle and obtained by The Wall Street Journal, shows a man in dark clothing with what appears to be a revolver in his hand, as two Guardsmen scramble for cover.
—Michael Dorgan , Greg Norman , Madeleine Rivera, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025
The footage—which appears to be have been taken on a smartphone—shows a National Guardsman running down the street and suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal holding a revolver.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
The handgun, which was introduced in 1935 after Prohibition, is a six-shooter revolver that fires rounds at a high velocity.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
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Wcco Staff, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
The footage, taken by an eyewitness in a passing vehicle and obtained by The Wall Street Journal, shows a man in dark clothing with what appears to be a revolver in his hand, as two Guardsmen scramble for cover.
—Michael Dorgan , Greg Norman , Madeleine Rivera, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025
The footage—which appears to be have been taken on a smartphone—shows a National Guardsman running down the street and suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal holding a revolver.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
The handgun, which was introduced in 1935 after Prohibition, is a six-shooter revolver that fires rounds at a high velocity.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Revolver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolver. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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revolver
noun
re·volv·er
ri-ˈväl-vər
-ˈvȯl-
: a handgun having a revolving cylinder holding several bullets all of which may be shot without loading again
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