Synonyms for handgun
ˈhændˌgʌnhand·gun

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1. handgunnoun

   Synonyms:
   pistol

2. handgunnoun

   A small, hand-held gun with a relatively short barrel.

   Synonyms:
   pistol

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pistol, handgun, side arm, shooting ironnoun

   a firearm that is held and fired with one hand

   Synonyms:
   side arm, pistol, shooting iron

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1. • Firearm

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1. burner

   Submitted by rinat on August 14, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "handgun":

   sidearm, pistol, gun, fist, revolver, gunpoint

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1. Andrew Yang:

   We're talking about Black Lives Matter, we must deal with police misconduct but we have to deal with this real, pervasive, handgun problem we have in New York City.

2. Officer Kevin Fry:

   As Mr. Chatman approaches the corner, he makes a slight turn, a subtle turn to the right with his upper body. I see in his right hand a dark gray or black object, it was a small black object, which I believed to be a handgun.

3. Raymond Moss:

   The family began to yell in fear, i used pepper spray on Sherman's face through the partially opened door as he was still banging and attempting to gain entry. I told him to stop. I armed myself with my handgun at this time fearing for the safety of myself and my family.

4. Patrick Smith:

   The US's just this over abundance of guns and the fact that we no longer have that argument or fist fight in the backyard anymore, the US's an argument that leads directly to a handgun, something that we haven't seen in a long time.

5. Ibrahim Patrasa:

   Our troops had ran into him while on patrol in the area, we recovered a rifle and a handgun near the area where we found the boy.