muzzleloader

or muz·zle-load·er

[muhz-uh l-loh-der]

noun

a firearm that is loaded through the muzzle.

Origin of muzzleloader

First recorded in 1855–60; muzzle + loader

Related formsmuz·zle·load·ing, adjective

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Historical Examples of muzzle-loader

My own, a muzzle-loader, was discharged, but a rifle none the less.
Tracks of a Rolling Stone
Henry J. Coke
It was a muzzle-loader—we had no Martinis or Mausers in those days.
Aletta
Bertram Mitford
At this time I was armed with a Springfield rifle, muzzle-loader, while the rest had the Spencer.
In The Ranks
R. E. McBride
Immediately there rang forth the sullen report of a muzzle-loader.
Menotah
Ernest G. Henham
The heavy ball from the muzzle-loader had struck Kazan fairly on top of the head.
Kazan
James Oliver Curwood

British Dictionary definitions for muzzle-loader

muzzle-loader

noun

a firearm receiving its ammunition through the muzzle

Derived Formsmuzzle-loading, adjective

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