: 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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Pack also noted that inexpensive nylon or polyester holsters are widely available at big-box retailers and regularly used by civilian gun owners.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
But some experts said the holster and its placement – at the individual’s groin area – suggest this person lacks proficiency with firearms.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Another detail former investigators focused on was the person’s gun, hanging in a holster under the front waist — a way of carrying a firearm that could stick out to someone who saw the person that evening.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
In another clip, the person walks up to the home, head down, wearing a dark zip-up jacket, light pants, a backpack, and what appears to be a weapon in a holster hanging around their waist.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
But some experts said the holster and its placement – at the individual’s groin area – suggest this person lacks proficiency with firearms.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Another detail former investigators focused on was the person’s gun, hanging in a holster under the front waist — a way of carrying a firearm that could stick out to someone who saw the person that evening.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
In another clip, the person walks up to the home, head down, wearing a dark zip-up jacket, light pants, a backpack, and what appears to be a weapon in a holster hanging around their waist.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Holster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holster. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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holster
noun
hol·ster
ˈhōl(t)-stər 
: a usually leather case for carrying a pistol
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