TOP

Definition of holster noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

holster

noun
 
/ˈhəʊlstə(r)/
 
/ˈhəʊlstər/
jump to other results
  1. a leather case worn on a belt or on a narrow piece of leather under the arm, used for carrying a small gun
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHolster is used after these nouns:
    • belt
    See full entry
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: corresponding to and contemporary with Dutch holster, of unknown origin.
See holster in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

Other results

All matches
trait
noun
 
 
From the Word list
Oxford 5000
B2
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day