Thesaurus results for SELF-LOADER

self-loader

noun

Definition of self-loader

as in pistol

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Noun

The man initially refused but signed after Pooh Shiesty allegedly pointed an AK-style pistol his head.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Prosecutors allege the pistol was used in a 2021 Chicago murder and later in the shooting of a rival gang member.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of pistol

Noun

Memphis police say National Guard troops fired their weapons in the early morning hours Sunday, killing a man who was armed with a handgun.

— Joel Rose, NPR, 5 July 2026
The lawsuit also challenges California’s decades-old handgun roster, which requires new handgun models to pass certain safety tests before they can be approved for retail sale.

— Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of handgun

Noun

My dad, a police detective, made sure the Klansman saw his service revolver on his waist.

— Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Knoxville, who was writing an article that led him to test self-defense equipment by using various weapons on himself, fires a revolver at his own chest from point-blank range while wearing a bulletproof vest.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026

Definition of revolver

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McBride said Robinson's DNA was found on the towel and the rifle, and similar ammunition was found at his home.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 6 July 2026
In subsequent messages included in charging documents, Robinson referenced engraving bullets and leaving his rifle wrapped in a towel.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of rifle

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

He has been charged with first-degree murder and felony firearm.

— Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Law enforcement later searched two locations in connection with the investigation into Hidrogo including a storage facility in Fort Worth where officers found 244 kilograms of meth with a purity level of 100 percent and more firearms.

— Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026

Definition of firearm

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