Thesaurus results for SIX-SHOOTER

six-shooter

noun

Definition of six-shooter

as in pistol

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Recent Examples of six-shooter As Rosalind disguised as a boy, Adele wore a bolo tie and a low-slung gun belt with a six-shooter. — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 The handgun, which was introduced in 1935 after Prohibition, is a six-shooter revolver that fires rounds at a high velocity. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025 Its big selling feature is a revolver-like cylinder that spins and snicks along on precision bearings, just like the cylinder of a six-shooter. — New Atlas, 11 June 2025 Richard’s odds are lousier than Reacher’s were when Beck forced Reacher to play because this revolver is a five-shot model instead of a six-shooter. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for six-shooter

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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

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

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 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

According to investigators, two men were involved in an argument when one of them pulled out a gun and shot the other.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
One frustration for investigators is that punishment for stealing from trains tends to be fairly minor unless the suspects are caught with a gun or were otherwise violent.

— Kiel Porter, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of gun

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

Noun

Video released by Twin Falls police on Friday shows McClain in a white T-shirt vaulting over the counter once the shooting began, drawing his sidearm and returning fire.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026
The Indians scored their would-be final goal in the third on a shot from Emery Simmons on a sidearm shot past Bishops’ midfielder Izzy Grundig.

— Zach McMahon, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026

Definition of sidearm

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