revolver

CEFRB1

/ɹɪˈvɒl.vɚ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A handgun with a cylinder that holds several bullets.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any (personal) firearm with such a mechanism.

Examples

  • Tom drew a revolver and shot John's hat off his head.

  • Tom fired his revolver at the man who had just killed Mary.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Synonym of revolving line of credit, a form of credit permitting the holder to repeatedly borrow money.

  2. A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.

  3. Agent noun of revolve; something that revolves.

More examples

In context

  • Tom shot at Mary with a revolver.

  • The debt is split between $6.5bn of term loans, as well as $6bn of senior and junior bonds and a $500mn revolver.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From revolve + -er, coined by American inventor Samuel Colt in 1835.