Peacemaker
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- noun
- /ˈpiːsˌmeɪkər/
- Archaic
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Peacemaker
- No one notices that in the b.g., quiet Sportsman #3 unzips his parka, exposing a .45 Peacemaker in a belt holster.
- Colt Peacemaker
- .45 Peacemaker
Examples
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Mitchell gets out of the jeep, spits, and follows the others in, his hand close to the Colt Peacemaker strapped to his leg.
Fiction book (1993) -
A brand-new.45 Colt Peacemaker.
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Buck got that Peacemaker there off Jackson.
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An old Colt Peacemaker his father had given to him when he told him where he was going.
Fiction book (2000) -
The new, improved and refined Colt Peacemaker selling to you tonight for the low, low price of $12.
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The answer is not for every soul on the good Earth to carry a Colt .45 Peacemaker wherever they go.
Blog text (17) -
-I'd like for you to have this brand-new Colt Peacemaker and gun belt free of charge.
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The soldier fired the Peacemaker as it unleashed a rapid stream of bullets during the intense battle.
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During the reenactment, the veteran proudly displayed his Peacemaker, emphasizing its historical significance in World War II.
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With its capacity to fire more than 500 rounds per minute, the Peacemaker became a crucial weapon for U.S. troops in the Korean War.
Synonyms
101
3.5
A large gun that fires many bullets very quickly, often used by soldiers
A belt-fed machine gun used by US forces in World War II and the Korean War
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Peacemaker is made from peace ('no war') and maker ('one who makes'), so it literally means 'one who makes peace'. The name is sometimes given to weapons as a strange kind of joke — calling a gun a Peacemaker suggests it will 'make' peace by force, which explains this machine-gun use.