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muzzleloader

American  
[muhz-uhl-loh-der] / ˈmʌz əlˌloʊ dər /
Or muzzle-loader

noun

  1. a firearm that is loaded through the muzzle.


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Etymology

Origin of muzzleloader

First recorded in 1855–60; muzzle + loader

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The senior Swoveland had run a muzzleloader gun shop called The Mountain Man for nearly 50 years with a sense of humor and a sharp tongue.

From Seattle Times Oct. 19, 2023

The rustling in the brush was loud, so Brian Christman raised his muzzleloader for the deer he expected to emerge.

From New York Times Jul. 7, 2023

In fact, over the last 40 years many more modern firearm hunters have switched to bow and muzzleloader hunting because it allows them to spend more time afield, and hunters love to spend time afield.

From Seattle Times Apr. 6, 2018

But Jury said he still warned him that he wasn’t allowed to possess a gun, even a muzzleloader.

From Washington Times Mar. 24, 2018

Rufus’s father arrived on a flat-bed wagon, carrying his familiar long rifle—an old muzzleloader, I realized.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

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