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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Trademark for a repeating rifle or pistol
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Mauser" is a kind of...):
repeater; repeating firearm (a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading)
Sense 2
Meaning:
German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914)
Synonyms:
Mauser; P. P. von Mauser; Peter Paul Mauser; von Mauser
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
arms manufacturer (someone who manufactures arms and munitions)
artificer; discoverer; inventor (someone who is the first to think of or make something)
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