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Definitions

revolver

[ri-vol-ver] / rɪˈvɒl vər /
NOUN
firearm
Synonyms
STRONGEST
handgun musket pistol rifle shotgun weapon
STRONG
heat
NOUN
gun
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cannon handgun hardware mortar piece pistol rifle shotgun
STRONG
Uzi blaster difference equalizer flintlock forty-five howitzer magnum musket ordnance persuader rod
WEAK
Saturday-night special peashooter thirty-eight
NOUN
Saturday night special
Synonyms
WEAK
cheap handgun firearm handgun pistol rod six-shooter
NOUN
weapon
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ammunition bomb cannon firearm gun knife machete machine gun missile nerve gas pistol rifle shotgun sword tear gas
STRONG
arbalest archery arrow assegai ax axe backsword ballista banderilla barong bat baton battle-ax bayonet bazooka blackjack blade blowgun bludgeon boomerang catapult cleaver club crossbow cudgel cutlass dagger dart dirk flamethrower harpoon hatchet howitzer lance musket saber scythe slingshot spear spike stiletto switchblade
WEAK
anlace atlatl billy club bow and arrow bowie knife brass knuckles hunting knife nuclear bomb nunchaku

Example Sentences

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The shots Gogarty fired from a revolver above the sleeping Joyce’s head sounded the prelude to Joyce’s exile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Pusser indeed owned a lot of guns, including a .30 carbine caliber revolver that Mike Elam managed to procure over the course of his investigation.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

Arizona gun expert Lucien Haag rebuilt the revolver, and ultimately concluded the gun hadn’t been modified.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2024

Jurors also heard from the officers who handled the case, from the man who found the gun and from the store clerk who sold Hunter the revolver.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024

I took to wearing the strap across my chest, the drum riding my hips like a desperado's revolver.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez