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noun
Any of the firearms made or designed by the German company Mauser, notably automatic pistols and bolt action rifles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
trademark for a repeating rifle or pistol
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: repeating firearm, repeater
noun
German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: von Mauser, P. P. von Mauser, Peter Paul Mauser
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Broader terms: arms manufacturer, inventor, discoverer, artificer
History
Named after the original designers, Wilhelm and Paul Mauser.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
