autoloader

[ aw-toh-loh-der ]

/ ˈɔ toʊˌloʊ dər /

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noun

a firearm with an automatic loading mechanism.

Nearby words

autokinesis, autokinetic, autokinetic effect, autokinetic phenomenon, autolithography, autoloader, autoloading, autologous, autologous graft, autolycus, autolysate

Origin of autoloader

auto-³ + loader

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Examples from the Web for autoloader

They had two rifles, one an autoloader, and they had in all likelihood three negatron pistols.
The Keeper|Henry Beam Piper