autoloader

[ aw-toh-loh-der ]
/ ˈɔ toʊˌloʊ dər /

noun

a firearm with an automatic loading mechanism.

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Origin of autoloader

auto-3 + loader

Words nearby autoloader

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