bandoleer

American  

[ban-dl-eer] / ˌbæn dlˈɪər /

Or bandolier

noun

1. a broad belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers and having a number of small loops or pockets, for holding a cartridge or cartridges.

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Other Word Forms

• bandoleered adjective
• bandoliered adjective

Etymology

Origin of bandoleer

1570–80; earlier bandollier < Middle French bandoulliere < Catalan bandolera, feminine derivative of bandoler member of a band of men ( bandol (< Spanish bando band ¹ ) + -er < Latin -ārius -ary; cf. -eer)

Example Sentences

The allegations centered on the Banditos, said to be a clique of predominantly Latino deputies who sport tattoos of a skeleton with a sombrero, bandoleer and pistol.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025

McElligott, a 63-year-old Lockheed Martin aircraft maintenance manager from Phoenix, wore a leather bandoleer loaded with candy canes, a long velvet jacket and gold goggles on his red top hat.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2021

Cory Oberndorfer makes a brutal connection between the shapes of two very different objects, wrapping a Teddy bear in a bandoleer outfitted with crayons rather than bullets.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2018

Later a city paper has a photo of Chico in custody, the bandoleer still across his chest.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2012

The Vendean, carrying his musket in a bandoleer, and leaning upon a long pole, leaped from one bank to the other with amazing facility.

From A Visit to the Monastery of La Trappe in 1817 With Notes Taken During a Tour Through Le Perche, Normandy, Bretagne, Poitou, Anjou, Le Bocage, Touraine, Orleanois, and the Environs of Paris. Illustrated with Numerous Coloured Engravings, from Drawings Made on the Spot by Fellowes, W.D.