Thesaurus results for SELF-LOADER

self-loader

noun

Definition of self-loader

as in pistol

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Noun

The pistol still had 12 rounds in the magazine, prosecutors said.

— Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
Here, from the pistol, Mestemaker comfortably uses his legs and hits the sail route for a chunk gain.

— Dane Brugler, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of pistol

Noun

The mysteries begin to mount practically from minute one, when John’s father returns home in his army uniform and tests John’s mettle by shooting an apple off his head with a handgun.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
One of them, a man, was taller than the other and appeared to have a handgun, the woman said.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of handgun

Noun

Talks are ongoing, and Anthropic could cap the revolver at its roughly $10 billion target, or below it.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Investigators found documentation indicating George purchased a Taurus 38 Special revolver in February 2025, according to the KBI, the same gun found at the scene of the shootings.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of revolver

Noun

The quarterback has worked diligently to change his shotgun stance, now putting his left foot in front of his right, and has sped up his decision making to get the ball to playmakers in space.

— Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
According to court records, Silvia purchased a shotgun that year and then went to Woodard's Orlando-area home, where his wife had been living since their separation two months earlier.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of shotgun

Noun

This mysterious derringer pistol has sparked more intrigue than any of his other dangerous finds because people want to know the back story.

— Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
This victim’s vision seems weird and fraudulent when Priscilla casually color-coordinates derringer pistols with designer dresses.

— Armond White, National Review, 3 Nov. 2023

Definition of derringer

Noun

Petersen allegedly deferred to a male sergeant’s expertise on topics including firearms and internal affairs while dismissing Kennon’s expertise in other areas.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
Police are warning people to secure firearms and lock their car doors.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of firearm

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