: a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle
broadly
: a case for carrying a usually small item on the person
a knife holster
a heart monitor carried in a hip holster
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Then the doors burst open, and scores of Secret Service agents rushed into the room, many with hands on holsters.
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William Earl, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
When the shots rang out last night at the Washington Hilton, multiple teams flooded into the rooms to find their protectees and get them out, climbing over chairs—in some cases with guns drawn or hand on holster—and sometimes leaving spouses, colleagues, and others to fend for themselves.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
The other day, some woman brought me a baby holster that had a bunch of bite marks and holes in it from her dog getting to it.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The facility’s bar soda gun holster had residue on it.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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William Earl, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
When the shots rang out last night at the Washington Hilton, multiple teams flooded into the rooms to find their protectees and get them out, climbing over chairs—in some cases with guns drawn or hand on holster—and sometimes leaving spouses, colleagues, and others to fend for themselves.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
The other day, some woman brought me a baby holster that had a bunch of bite marks and holes in it from her dog getting to it.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The facility’s bar soda gun holster had residue on it.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for holster
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“Holster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holster. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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holster
noun
hol·ster
ˈhōl(t)-stər 
: a usually leather case for carrying a pistol
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