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slugthrower

slugthrower noun: a firearm that fires bullets.

Noun

slugthrower (plural slugthrowers)

  1. A firearm that fires bullets.
    • 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.1965 December, Gordon R. Dickson, “Warrior”, in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, volume 76, →ISSN, page 71
    • Each had a holstered sidearm: slugthrower, not stunner.1978, Poul Anderson, The Avatar, New York: Berkley, →ISBN, →OL, page 162

Forms of slugthrower

pluralslugthrowers

Origin of slugthrower

From slug + thrower.

Questions about slugthrower

What does slugthrower mean?
Slugthrower means a firearm that fires bullets.
What part of speech is slugthrower?
Slugthrower is a noun.
What is the plural of slugthrower?
The plural of slugthrower is slugthrowers.

Words near slugthrower in the dictionary

  1. sluglines
  2. slugs
  3. slugs away
  4. slugs it out
  5. slugs out
  6. slugthrower
  7. slugthrowers
  8. slugworm
  9. slugworms
  10. sluice
  11. sluice box

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