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SELF-LOADER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A firearm that reloads itself
Synonyms:
autoloader; self-loader
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("self-loader" is a kind of...):
firearm; piece; small-arm (a portable gun)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "self-loader"):
automatic firearm; automatic gun; automatic weapon (a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released)
semiautomatic firearm (an autoloader that fires only one shot at each pull of the trigger)
