derringer
noun
der·rin·ger
| \ ˈder-ən-jər
, ˈde-rən-\
, ˈde-rən-\
Definition of derringer
: a short-barreled pocket pistol
Examples of derringer in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
In one version, Cora shoved Richardson against a building and pinned his arms down with his left arm while reaching for his derringer with his right. — Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, "San Francisco love story: A hooker, her gambling man and a hanging," 23 Aug. 2019 Inside the couple's two-bedroom apartment as well as another location, FBI agents found assault rifles, a 12-gauge shotgun, many semi-automatic pistols and revolvers, a silencer, a derringer pistol, multiple hunting knives and bundles of cash. — Pierre Meilhan And Amanda Jackson, CNN, "Whitey Bulger's longtime girlfriend moved out of prison to a halfway house," 19 June 2019 Cobra’s derringers have no such passive safety mechanism, according to gun experts. — Zusha Elinson, WSJ, "Small, Cheap Guns Are Back, and Some Question Their Safety," 3 Dec. 2018 The gun, a derringer pistol, fell out onto the floor and went off, sending a bullet into the ceiling near the Sakkio Japan restaurant. — Indianapolis Star, "6 times someone accidentally fired a gun in public in Indiana," 27 June 2018 He and then-wife Mary Henry were caught with nearly 17 ounces of pot, a revolver, a derringer and more than $7,000 in cash, according to reports at the time. — Joshua Fechter, San Antonio Express-News, "Schlitterbahn co-owner plagued with financial, legal troubles before murder charge in boy’s death," 31 Mar. 2018 According to a story on the Ultimate Classic Rock website, in 1984, Hill accidentally shot himself in the abdomen with a derringer stashed in his boot. — Doug Maccash, NOLA.com, "ZZ Top's Dusty Hill's 'tummy ailment' cuts tour short," 17 Oct. 2017 The gun was a full size revolver, not a small gun, like a derringer, that can fit in the palm of one’s hand or into the side pocket on a pair of pants without being obvious. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, "Injustice, Again," 15 Sep. 2017 Micah West,18, of Salem, is 5-foot-11, 155 pounds, and has multiple tattoos including one of a derringer pistol on an arm. — Allan Brettman, OregonLive.com, "Authorities search for 2 teen Riverbend escapees from La Grande," 21 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'derringer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more