six-shooter

noun

six-shoot·​er ˈsik(s)-ˌshü-tər How to pronounce six-shooter (audio)
Synonyms of six-shooternext
: six-gun

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Babies are handed six-shooters before the butt slap. — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2026 As Rosalind disguised as a boy, Adele wore a bolo tie and a low-slung gun belt with a six-shooter. — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Its big selling feature is a revolver-like cylinder that spins and snicks along on precision bearings, just like the cylinder of a six-shooter. — New Atlas, 11 June 2025 In the latest Texas gold fight, though, six-shooters, stagecoaches and dusty trails have been replaced by legal briefs and courtrooms. — Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for six-shooter

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First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of six-shooter was in 1844

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six-shooter

noun
six-shoot·​er
ˈsik(s)-ˈshüt-ər
: six-gun

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