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

The bandoleer that Wong slings across her chest holds bright spools of thread, not bullets; a jumbo pair of scissors is strapped to her back.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 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

A spent shot had struck him on the bandoleer, demolishing one of the cartridges, but fortunately failing to penetrate the leather belt.

From Soldiers of the Queen by Avery, Harold