MAUSER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mauser mean? 

• MAUSER (noun)
  The noun MAUSER has 2 senses:

1. German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914)

2. trademark for a repeating rifle or pistol

  Familiarity information: MAUSER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAUSER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Mauser; P. P. von Mauser; Peter Paul Mauser; von Mauser

Instance hypernyms:

arms manufacturer (someone who manufactures arms and munitions)

artificer; discoverer; inventor (someone who is the first to think of or make something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Trademark for a repeating rifle or pistol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Mauser" is a kind of...):

repeater; repeating firearm (a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading)