revolver
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revolver
- /ɹɪˈvɒl.vɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɒlvə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From revolve + -er, coined by American inventor Samuel Colt in 1835.
noun revolvers
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A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.
Similar: wheelgun, smoke wagon
- 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.
Similar: revolving line of credit
- Agent noun of revolve; something that revolves.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: six-shooter, six-gun, firearm, rifle, handgun, gun, shotgun, pistol, sidearm, gunpoint, gunshot, cannon, weapon, sixshooter, revolving, colt
Translations
Every language
noun handgun with revolving chambers
| Español | revólver, mitigüeso, mitihueso, mistihueso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 리볼버 ribolbeo |
| 日本語 | リボルバー riborubā |
| 中文 | 左輪手槍 /左轮手枪 zuǒlún shǒuqiāng, 左輪 /左轮 zuǒlún |
| Português | revólver |
| Français | revolver |
| Deutsch | Revolver, Drehpistole, Trommelpistole |
| Italiano | rivoltella, revorbaro, revolver, pistola a tamburo, pistola a rotazione, pistola a ripetizione |
| Ελληνικά | περίστροφο perístrofo |
| Română | revolver |
| Русский | револьве́р revolʹvér, нага́н nagán |
| العربية | مُسَدَّس musaddas |
| עברית | אֶקְדָּח ekdakh |
Talk about this word "revolver." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/revolver. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. revolver. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/revolver "revolver." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/revolver.Cite this
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