1. a revolver from which six shots can be fired without reloading.
Examples from the web for six-shooter
- His job was to sit at the tail of the cart with a six-shooter and pop at any chance pursuer.
- The wise-cracking cowboy as quick with a sideways comment as with a six-shooter.
- Following the sheep, he carries a heavy six-shooter swung from his belt on one side, and his luncheon on the other.
- You'd know it if you spotted a six-shooter holstered on someone's ankle or a badge pinned to a topcoat.
British Dictionary definitions for six-shooter
noun 1. (US, informal) a revolver with six chambers Also called six-gun
Slang definitions & phrases for six-shooter
six-shooter
noun A revolver with a cylinder holding six cartridges (1844+)