: 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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On Friday, when police arrived at Garnett's residence to serve a search warrant, Garnett fled on foot with a pistol in a holster on his hip.
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Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2025
In August, a masked man walked into a grocery store in Colorado Springs to pick up a to-go order with a semi-automatic gun in a holster on his hip.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
He was found carrying a gun in a holster when he was patted down and a magazine in his pants pocket, police said.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Police recovered three fired 9mm cartridge casings and an empty gun holster at the scene.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2025
In August, a masked man walked into a grocery store in Colorado Springs to pick up a to-go order with a semi-automatic gun in a holster on his hip.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
He was found carrying a gun in a holster when he was patted down and a magazine in his pants pocket, police said.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Police recovered three fired 9mm cartridge casings and an empty gun holster at the scene.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for holster
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“Holster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holster. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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holster
noun
hol·ster
ˈhōl(t)-stər 
: a usually leather case for carrying a pistol
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