slugthrower
Noun
A firearm that fires bullets.
- Broader terms
- Examples
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He had been pulling the trigger of his slugthrower all this time, but now the firing pin clicked at last upon an empty firing chamber.
Each had a holstered sidearm: slugthrower, not stunner.
More examples (1)
From the confident manner with which she held her long-barreled slugthrower, Mirina guessed that some of the medals were for marksmanship.
Word forms
slugthrowers