AUTOLOADER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does autoloader mean? 

• AUTOLOADER (noun)
  The noun AUTOLOADER has 1 sense:

1. a firearm that reloads itself

  Familiarity information: AUTOLOADER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AUTOLOADER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A firearm that reloads itself

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

autoloader; self-loader

Hypernyms ("autoloader" is a kind of...):

firearm; piece; small-arm (a portable gun)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "autoloader"):

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)