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

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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. Officer Fry:

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

2. James Ison:

   He engaged the gunman from quite a distance with a handgun -- was very proficient in that, very tactically sound and as he moved to close in on the suspect he was also motioning for people to exit behind him, many more people would have died last night if not for a responsible armed citizen that took action very quickly within the first two minutes of the shooting.

3. Dick Fairburn:

   There's no advantage for a handgun over an assault rifle.

4. Sam McGinnis:

   The Taser is yellow ; the firearm is black, the Taser has a stocky body to The Taser compared to the Glock handgun. The grip of The Taser is shorter and wider than The Glock.

5. The George:

   Some of these people reasonably believe that unless they can brandish or, if necessary, use a handgun in the face of attack, they may be murdered, raped, or suffer some other serious injury.