Synonyms for revolver
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Smoke wagon — A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading
wheelgun, smoke wagon slang dated US
2. Six-gun
six-gun dated, six-shooter informal dated
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.
- n. 2
Any (personal) firearm with such a mechanism.
Related words
- Phrases
- snubnosed revolver
- Is a kind of
- handgun firearm gun weapon
Forms
- Plural
- revolvers → wheelguns, six-guns, six-shooters, pistols…
Example sentences
- pistol Bruno shot the alien in the head with his pistol.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| revolver | rising | |
| pistol | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- gun1
- 6 letters
- pistol2
- 8 letters
- repeater3, wheelgun
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pistol2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- revolver