holster

English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic, cognate with Danish hylster (“pistol case, envelope”) Icelandic hulstur (“sheath”), Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂 (hulistr, “covering”). Compare German Halfter (“pistol case”)

Noun

holster (plural holsters)

1. A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly.
2. A belt with loops or slots for carrying small tools or other equipment.

Translations

case for carrying a gun

• Dutch: holster (nl) m
• Finnish: kotelo (fi)
• German: Holster (de) n

• Persian: جلد هفت تير (fa)
• Portuguese: coldre (pt) m
• Russian: кобура (ru) (koburá) f

belt with loops or slots

• Finnish: työkaluvyö (fi)

Verb

holster (third-person singular simple present holsters, present participle holstering, simple past and past participle holstered)

1. To put something in a holster

Anagrams

• hostler

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• holster

  (file)

Noun

holster m (plural holsters, diminutive holstertje)

1. holster (leather case into which a gun fits snugly)