revolver en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From revolve + -er, coined by American inventor Samuel Colt in 1835.
Meanings
- A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.
- (broadly) Any (personal) firearm with such a mechanism.
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Synonym of revolving line of credit, a form of credit permitting the holder to repeatedly borrow money.
The debt is split between $6.5bn of term loans, as well as $6bn of senior and junior bonds and a $500mn revolver.
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(agent, form-of) Agent noun of revolve; something that revolves.
form of revolve
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| revolvers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
pistol[Appendix:Glossary · firearm · gun · piece · gat · rifle · iron
Deriveds
revolver flower · service revolver · snubnosed revolver
Descendants
revolver · rewolwer · רעוואָלווער · revolver · リボルバー · ляворвӑр · levorver · revolveri · revólver · револьвер · livorver · revolver · revolvero · revolver · revolver · revòlver · revolver · revólver · revólver · Revolver · revolver
Hypernyms
firearm · weapon · handgun · ranged weapon · gun · pistol[Appendix:Glossary
Synonyms
smoke wagon · wheelgun · revolving line of credit
Translations (76)
es mitigüeso (handgun with revolving chambers) · yi שפּײַער (handgun with revolving chambers) · it revorbaro (handgun with revolving chambers) · xal пистул (handgun with revolving chambers) · ru нага́н (handgun with revolving chambers) · fa هفتتیر (handgun with revolving chambers) · mt rivolver (handgun with revolving chambers) · ja リボルバー (handgun with revolving chambers) · ro revolver (handgun with revolving chambers) · pap revòlver (handgun with revolving chambers) · mi pū hurihuri (handgun with revolving chambers) · he אֶקְדָּח (handgun with revolving chambers) · it revolver (handgun with revolving chambers) · ar مُسَدَّس (handgun with revolving chambers) · hrx Rëvolver (handgun with revolving chambers) · de Drehpistole (handgun with revolving chambers) · de Trommelpistole (handgun with revolving chambers) · it pistola a ripetizione (handgun with revolving chambers) · et revolver (handgun with revolving chambers) · ro револвер (handgun with revolving chambers) · uk револьве́р (handgun with revolving chambers) · sv revolver (handgun with revolving chambers) · id pistol (handgun with revolving chambers) · is marghleypt skammbyssa (handgun with revolving chambers) · zu volovolo (handgun with revolving chambers) · az altıaçılan (handgun with revolving chambers) · mr रिव्हॉलव्हर (handgun with revolving chambers) · pl rewolwer (handgun with revolving chambers) · ur ریوالور (handgun with revolving chambers) · bg револве́р (handgun with revolving chambers) · crh revolver (handgun with revolving chambers) · gd daga-cuairt (handgun with revolving chambers) · pl bębenkowiec (handgun with revolving chambers) · sh revolver (handgun with revolving chambers) · cs revolver (handgun with revolving chambers) · ms revolver (handgun with revolving chambers) · cmn 左輪手槍 /左轮手枪 (handgun with revolving chambers) · el περίστροφο (handgun with revolving chambers) · es mistihueso (handgun with revolving chambers) · kk револьвер (handgun with revolving chambers) · fa رولور (handgun with revolving chambers) · yi רעוואָלווער (handgun with revolving chambers) · it pistola a cilindro (handgun with revolving chambers) · tl rebolber (handgun with revolving chambers) · tr altıpatlar (handgun with revolving chambers) · ca revòlver (handgun with revolving chambers) · pt revólver (handgun with revolving chambers) · fr revolver (handgun with revolving chambers) · ko 리볼버 (handgun with revolving chambers) · pdt Rewolwa (handgun with revolving chambers) · sq revole (handgun with revolving chambers) · lt revolveris (handgun with revolving chambers) · es revólver (handgun with revolving chambers) · hy ատրճանակ (handgun with revolving chambers) · ga gunnán (handgun with revolving chambers) · it rivoltella (handgun with revolving chambers) · hu revolver (handgun with revolving chambers) · sh револвер (handgun with revolving chambers) · kk алтыатар (handgun with revolving chambers) · kne taliboko (handgun with revolving chambers) · ceb bolber (handgun with revolving chambers) · es mitihueso (handgun with revolving chambers) · az altıatılan (handgun with revolving chambers) · fi revolveri (handgun with revolving chambers) · nl revolver (handgun with revolving chambers) · id repolper (handgun with revolving chambers) · de Revolver (handgun with revolving chambers) · eo revolvero (handgun with revolving chambers) · it pistola a rotazione (handgun with revolving chambers) · cmn 左輪 /左轮 (handgun with revolving chambers) · eu errebolber (handgun with revolving chambers) · it pistola a tamburo (handgun with revolving chambers) · lv revolveris (handgun with revolving chambers) · yi נאַגאַן (handgun with revolving chambers) · af rewolwer (handgun with revolving chambers) · ru револьве́р (handgun with revolving chambers)