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Definition of "six-shooter" [six•-shoot•er]

  • Informal A six-chambered revolver; a six-gun. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "six-shooter" in a sentence
  • "Did I mention it helps to have a six-shooter in one hand and it helps further to wave it around menacingly?"
  • "The only "Silver Bullet" that I know of is in the Lone Ranger's six-shooter!"
  • "A hand-held microphone was jammed in his belt like a six-shooter."