: 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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Plus, a Batscanner console from the Batcave and Batman’s Batarang and holster realized another $150,000 and $50,000, respectively.
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Her husband, Carter Reum, 44, dressed as Woody, complete with a cowboy hat and holster.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
That means shoppers can now stroll through the aisles with firearm in holster at their waist while perusing Pub Sub deals and BOGOs of the week.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
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.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2025
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Her husband, Carter Reum, 44, dressed as Woody, complete with a cowboy hat and holster.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
That means shoppers can now stroll through the aisles with firearm in holster at their waist while perusing Pub Sub deals and BOGOs of the week.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
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.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 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 31 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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