Mauser

American  

[mou-zer] / ˈmaʊ zər /

noun

1. Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.

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Mauser British  

/ ˈmaʊzə /

noun

1. a high-velocity magazine rifle

2. a type of automatic pistol

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Etymology

Origin of Mauser

C19: named after P. P. von Mauser (1838–1914), German firearms inventor

Example Sentences

One thing to know: Timothée Chalamet stars as ping pong hustler Marty Mauser in this 1950s period piece from director Josh Safdie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Marty Mauser exudes the same confidence that Chalamet demonstrated while collecting his best actor SAG Award this year for playing Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

Meanwhile, the Times and other outlets reported that the recovered rifle was a Mauser .30-06, a military-turned-hunting rifle used by Nazi Germany during World War II, which was imported to the U.S. after the war.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2025

Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, 2020, along with Newport Beach residents John, Keri and Alyssa Altobelli; Sarah and Payton Chester; Christina Mauser and Ara Zobayan.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025

Beside him, Bernd loads cartridges into the magazine of his Mauser.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr