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noun re·volv·er \ ri-ˈväl-vər , -ˈvȯl- also -ˈvä-vər or -ˈvȯ-vər \

Definition of revolver

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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Exiting the bank with the cash and a loaded revolver when Adair and company arrived, the thief turned and ran back into the building.

— aaron gilbreath, Longreads, "Down and Out in Rancho Santa Margarita," 26 Aug. 2017
On Tuesday, a suspect displayed a revolver and demanded cash from the Domino’s on North Broadway.

— Cincinnati.com, "Arrest made in Lebanon pizza robberies," 16 Aug. 2017
And while the company may look to extend a $35 million facility in Peru, Clayton doesn’t anticipate needing to draw on the company’s revolver this year.

— danielle bochove, Bloomberg.com, "Tahoe Goes Into Damage Control After Guatemala Mine Suspension," 13 July 2017
Bonds reportedly brandished a silver revolver before he was fatally shot by the responding NYPD officers.

— jen kirby, Daily Intelligencer, "NYPD Officer Fatally Shot While Sitting in Police Truck in Bronx," 5 July 2017
Authorities say Klein leaned out a window of an Amtrak train that was stopped at the Naperville station and shot Case once in the abdomen with a .38-caliber revolver.

— clifford ward, Naperville Sun, "Man accused of shooting Amtrak conductor likely unfit for trial, lawyer says," 28 June 2017
The officers recovered a loaded revolver from Sterling’s pocket.

— michael kunzelman, The Seattle Times, "APNewsBreak: Family sues over black man’s shooting by police," 27 June 2017
The man who walked into Comet Ping Pong, a Washington, D.C., pizza shop, armed with an AR-15 assault weapon and a revolver to investigate internet rumors has been sentenced to four years in prison.

— Fox News, "'Pizzagate' gunman sentenced to 4 years in prison," 22 June 2017
During a search of the suspect’s vehicle, officers found a revolver with three spent shell casings.

— ruth brown, idahostatesman, "Police: officers used Taser on 82-year-old man with knife," 19 June 2017

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First Known Use of revolver

circa 1835

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Definition of revolver for English Language Learners

: a small gun with a container for bullets that turns after the gun is fired and puts another bullet into position to be fired next

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noun re·volv·er \ ri-ˈväl-vər , -ˈvȯl- \

Definition of revolver for Students

:a pistol having a revolving cylinder holding several bullets all of which may be shot without loading again

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