: a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle
broadly
: a case for carrying a usually small item on the person
a knife holster
a heart monitor carried in a hip holster
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Investigators said the couple had been arguing in August 2023, and Ferguson, who had been drinking, retrieved a pistol from an ankle holster and shot her in the chest.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
They’re typically used in close-up shots; in the fatal scene, Baldwin was meant to whip the gun out of his armpit holster and point it at the camera.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 July 2024
Only one person answered the door with a gun in a holster.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024
The driver then got out of the truck and walked toward the front of the car, pulled a handgun from his holster and pointed it toward the boys.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
They’re typically used in close-up shots; in the fatal scene, Baldwin was meant to whip the gun out of his armpit holster and point it at the camera.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 July 2024
Only one person answered the door with a gun in a holster.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024
The driver then got out of the truck and walked toward the front of the car, pulled a handgun from his holster and pointed it toward the boys.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for holster
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“Holster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holster. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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holster
noun
hol·ster
ˈhōl(t)-stər 
: a usually leather case for carrying a pistol
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