roscoe

noun

Definition of roscoenext
slang
as in revolver

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roscoe
  1. revolver
  2. pistol
  3. derringer
  4. handgun
  5. gun
  6. zip gun
  7. gat
  8. six-shooter
Noun
  • Investigators found documentation indicating George purchased a Taurus 38 Special revolver in February 2025, according to the KBI, the same gun found at the scene of the shootings.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities executed a search warrant at Shaw’s apartment and recovered a revolver from his bedroom, according to the release.
    — Niya Doyle, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of revolver
Noun
  • During the confrontation, which occurred back in August of 1978, Bell shot Dickens with a pistol, and then went back to his truck, grabbed a rifle, and shot him in the forehead, killing him.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Police accused Rice of pulling out a pistol and shooting Lytton several times.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of pistol
Noun
  • This mysterious derringer pistol has sparked more intrigue than any of his other dangerous finds because people want to know the back story.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • This victim’s vision seems weird and fraudulent when Priscilla casually color-coordinates derringer pistols with designer dresses.
    — Armond White, National Review, 3 Nov. 2023
Definition of derringer
Noun
  • Smith was struck several times and fell in the street, dropping the handgun nearby.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Later on, video captured a Good Samaritan with a handgun engaging the suspect in the parking lot as the gunman continued to fire, police said.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of handgun
Noun
  • According to Chicago police, a 25-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman were exiting the gas station when a silver Nissan sedan approached and the occupants inside pulled out guns and shot in their direction.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Along with those who died, more than 20 people were injured in Thailand’s worst mass shooting since 2022, which has reignited debate over firearms control in Southeast Asia’s largest gun-owning nation.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of gun
Noun
  • The search turned up additional drugs, drug paraphernalia, and a zip gun.
    — cleveland, cleveland, 27 Jan. 2022
Definition of zip gun
Noun
  • Also, demons—more specifically, the gat-wearing, hanbok-donning jeoseung saja, a kind of grim reaper tasked with guiding the dead to the afterlife in Korean mythology.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Don’t bring your lawyer, bring your gat or bring your clique, man.
    — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of gat
Noun
  • As Rosalind disguised as a boy, Adele wore a bolo tie and a low-slung gun belt with a six-shooter.
    — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The handgun, which was introduced in 1935 after Prohibition, is a six-shooter revolver that fires rounds at a high velocity.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
Definition of six-shooter
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“Roscoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roscoe. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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