autoloader

[ aw-toh-loh-der ]

noun

1. a firearm with an automatic loading mechanism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of autoloader¹

auto- ³ + loader

Example Sentences

The autoloader resembles a pair of fishing rods, angled in a V shape.

From BBC

First built in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv in the 1960s, the T-64 revolutionized tank design by including an autoloader, which cut the crew size from four to three.

From Washington Post

These creative young minds will certainly be stimulated by access to more technology at the university, items like autoloaders, silencers and hollow points.

From New York Times

They had two rifles, one an autoloader, and they had in all likelihood three negatron pistols.

From Project Gutenberg