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muzzleloader

or muz·zle-load·er

[ muhz-uhl-loh-der ]

noun

  1. a firearm that is loaded through the muzzle.


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Other Words From

  • muzzle·loading adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of muzzleloader1

First recorded in 1855–60; muzzle + loader
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Example Sentences

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.

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

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

But he returned with a muzzleloader, a single-shot gun that requires the bullet, primer and powder be loaded through the muzzle before firing.

Marine, said “I’ve never used a muzzleloader before, and certainly couldn’t load one in the dark in a storm with a mad moose.”

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