revolver

noun

re·​volv·​er ri-ˈväl-vər How to pronounce revolver (audio)
-ˈvȯl-,
 also  -ˈvä-vər,
 or  -ˈvȯ-vər
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

Examples of revolver in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Just after lunch, Baldwin and Hutchins were rehearsing a scene that was meant to be a camera close-up of Baldwin — who was playing a hardened outlaw, Harland Rust — slowly pulling his Colt .45 revolver from his shoulder holster while sitting in a pew in a rustic church. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024 The agency provided surveillance footage appearing to show a bandit armed with a rifle and provided photos of a revolver and two rifles that agents had recently recovered in the area. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024 Halls had conducted the safety check on the Colt .45 revolver and had given it to Baldwin. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024 The Smith and Wesson .38 caliber revolver that killed Diane was in the car's center console, inside a plastic bag, when it was handed to Tex by Diane. Maureen Maher, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2024 At one point the prosecution played a video showing Mr. Baldwin — dressed as the outlaw Harland Rust — shooting blanks from a revolver while backing away. Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024 Baldwin was sitting on a pew in a rustic church, slowly pulling his single-action Colt .45 revolver from his leather shoulder holster and pointing it toward the camera. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024 Resident of Capitol Heights senior living facility arrested in deaths of two employees After confronting Evans, Batson went to his apartment upstairs and retrieved his Smith & Wesson revolver. Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024 Police said after the incident that the firearm Gonzalez was holding was later found to be a pellet gun that had been made to look like a .357 Magnum revolver. Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

revolve + -er entry 2

First Known Use

circa 1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of revolver was circa 1835

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Cite this Entry

“Revolver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolver. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

revolver

noun
re·​volv·​er ri-ˈväl-vər How to pronounce revolver (audio)
-ˈvȯl-
: a handgun having a revolving cylinder holding several bullets all of which may be shot without loading again
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