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 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 Inside Tolbert’s home, police found a revolver and a semi-automatic pistol in a bedroom, where there was blood on the floor next to a toddler’s chair, the prosecutor said. Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024 Leyton said two firearms, a revolver and a semiautomatic pistol, were on the bed; both unsecured and loaded with live ammunition. Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024 The bullet exploded from the .45-caliber Colt revolver, blasted through Hutchins’ chest and lodged in the shoulder of director Joel Souza. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024 Creech’s preferred weapon was a .44-caliber magnum revolver, state prosecutors said last week. Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 25 Jan. 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 19 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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