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MAUSER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Mauser mean?
• MAUSER (noun)
The noun MAUSER has 2 senses:
1. German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914)
2. trademark for a repeating rifle or pistol
Familiarity information: MAUSER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Mauser; P. P. von Mauser; Peter Paul Mauser; von Mauser
Instance hypernyms:
arms manufacturer (someone who manufactures arms and munitions)
artificer; discoverer; inventor (someone who is the first to think of or make something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Trademark for a repeating rifle or pistol
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Mauser" is a kind of...):
repeater; repeating firearm (a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading)
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