six-gun

noun

Definition of six-gunnext
as in six-shooter

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Recent Examples of six-gun There were four Elvises—two in fading black and white, two in lurid colour—all aiming a six-gun straight at her. — Hazlitt, 30 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for six-gun
  1. six-shooter
  2. pistol
  3. revolver
  4. derringer
  5. handgun
  6. sidearm
  7. gun
  8. firearm
Noun
  • 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
  • The handgun, which was introduced in 1935 after Prohibition, is a six-shooter revolver that fires rounds at a high velocity.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
Definition of six-shooter
Noun
  • The man initially refused but signed after Pooh Shiesty allegedly pointed an AK-style pistol his head.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Prosecutors allege the pistol was used in a 2021 Chicago murder and later in the shooting of a rival gang member.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of pistol
Noun
  • My dad, a police detective, made sure the Klansman saw his service revolver on his waist.
    — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
  • Knoxville, who was writing an article that led him to test self-defense equipment by using various weapons on himself, fires a revolver at his own chest from point-blank range while wearing a bulletproof vest.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
Definition of revolver
Noun
  • This mysterious derringer pistol has sparked more intrigue than any of his other dangerous finds because people want to know the back story.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • This victim’s vision seems weird and fraudulent when Priscilla casually color-coordinates derringer pistols with designer dresses.
    — Armond White, National Review, 3 Nov. 2023
Definition of derringer
Noun
  • Memphis police say National Guard troops fired their weapons in the early morning hours Sunday, killing a man who was armed with a handgun.
    — Joel Rose, NPR, 5 July 2026
  • The lawsuit also challenges California’s decades-old handgun roster, which requires new handgun models to pass certain safety tests before they can be approved for retail sale.
    — Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of handgun
Noun
  • The Indians scored their would-be final goal in the third on a shot from Emery Simmons on a sidearm shot past Bishops’ midfielder Izzy Grundig.
    — Zach McMahon, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
  • Perhaps Edwards will have his sidearm in tow for next year’s playoff run.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
Definition of sidearm
Noun
  • Consulting a design on a computer screen, the workers arranged the numbered pieces — from 14 inches to 12 feet long — into a grid on an oversize worktable and attached them with rapid nail gun blasts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The foundation helped raise more than $200,000 to pay off school lunch debt for students, gave out turkeys to families during the holidays and provided resources to those impacted by gun violence.
    — Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026
Definition of gun
Noun
  • He has been charged with first-degree murder and felony firearm.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • Law enforcement later searched two locations in connection with the investigation into Hidrogo including a storage facility in Fort Worth where officers found 244 kilograms of meth with a purity level of 100 percent and more firearms.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026
Definition of firearm

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“Six-gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/six-gun. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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