Thesaurus results for SELF-LOADER

self-loader

noun

Definition of self-loader

as in pistol

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Noun

Prosecutors allege Williams and several other suspects held a victim against his will, pistol whipped him and stripped him of his belongings, Boyd said.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Detectives quickly determined that Blake’s handgun was not the murder weapon, which turned out to be a Walther P38 9-millimeter pistol that had been dumped in the big commercial trash bin.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of pistol

Noun

In a separate incident last week, an officer fired one shot at a woman who was accused of shooting a handgun at trees in a far south Fort Worth neighborhood on Belshire Court.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
The shooting was carried out with a handgun, according to the preliminary investigation.

— Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

Definition of handgun

Noun

Just 14 at the time, Colt took an AR-15-style rifle to school and fatally shot teachers Richard Aspinwall and Cristina Irimie and students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Prosecutors said the elder Gray gave his son the assault-style rifle used to open fire at the school.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Definition of rifle

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At one point, King and backup center Nick Samac had a bad exchange on a shotgun snap.

— Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Authorities said Cole Allen tried to force his way through a security checkpoint and fired a shotgun outside the ballroom where Trump and members of his Cabinet were gathering.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 30 July 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

The foundations course is $499 and will include six hours of training covering the basics of the handgun, safety, practice with the simulator and live firearm training at a local shooting range.

— Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
He was also convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of firearm

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