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buckshot

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shot

2

noun

Meaning 2

small lead shot for shotgun shells

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bird shot, duck shot

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shot, pellet

History

Etymology

From buck + shot.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: hagel — lead shot used in shotgun cartridges
  • Finnish: karkea hauli — lead shot used in shotgun cartridges
  • French: chevrotine — lead shot used in shotgun cartridges
  • Greek: σκάγι (skági) — lead shot used in shotgun cartridges
  • Central Kurdish: ساچمە (saçme) — lead shot used in shotgun cartridges
  • Northern Kurdish: saçme — lead shot used in shotgun cartridges
  • Southern Kurdish: ساچمە (saçme) — lead shot used in shotgun cartridges
  • Macedonian: сачма (sačma) — lead shot used in shotgun cartridges
  • Persian: ساچمه (sâčme) — lead shot used in shotgun cartridges
  • Polish: śrut gruby — lead shot used in shotgun cartridges
  • Russian: карте́чь (kartéčʹ) — lead shot used in shotgun cartridges
  • Russian: дробь (drobʹ) — lead shot used in shotgun cartridges
  • Ottoman Turkish: صاچمه (saçma) — lead shot used in shotgun cartridges