SELF-LOADER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)