muzzleloader

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muzzleloader

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From muzzle + loader. Retronym introduced to distinguish from newer breechloaders.

noun muzzleloaders · muzzle-loader

  1. A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the end that discharges the projectile (the muzzle).

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noun type of firearm

Españolcañón de avancarga
Kiswahiligobori
DeutschVorderlader, Vorderladergewehr
Italianoad avancarica
Ελληνικάεμπροσθογεμές όπλο emprosthogemés óplo
Русскийору́жие, заряжа́ющееся с ду́ла orúžije, zarjažájuščejesja s dúla
עבריתנִטְעַן לֹעַ nit'án lóa'

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"muzzleloader." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/muzzleloader. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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muzzleloader. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/muzzleloader

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"muzzleloader." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/muzzleloader.

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@misc{muzzleloader_2026,
  title = {muzzleloader},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/muzzleloader},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}