holster

Meaning

Noun

1. A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly.
2. A belt with loops or slots for carrying small tools or other equipment.

Verb

To put something in a holster.

Synonyms

stand

frame

capsule

case

chassis

chrysalis

cocoon

etui

framework

jacket

pupa

quiver

rack

housing

shoulder holster

base

generator bracket

bay

Translations

Holster

coldre

fondina

pistolera

étui de revolver

Halfter

pistolera

étui

Pistolentasche

fodero

holster

estojo de pistola

الحافظة

tabanca kılıfı

Holster -s

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɒlstə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Cognate with Old English: heolstor

Cognate with Danish: hylster

Cognate with Icelandic: hulstur

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂

Cognate with German: Halfter

In summary

From Dutch holster (“pistol-case, holster”), from Middle Low German holster, from Old Saxon *holster, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hulastrą, *hulistrą (“hull, case, covering”).
Cognate with Old English heolstor (“a covering, veil, hiding-place”), Danish hylster (“pistol case, envelope”), Icelandic hulstur (“sheath”), Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂 (hulistr, “covering”). Compare German Halfter (“pistol case”). Related to hull, hele.