: a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle
broadly
: a case for carrying a usually small item on the person
a knife holster
a heart monitor carried in a hip holster
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Officers saw Yunus with an empty holster on his hip and searched his vehicle, finding a handgun with ammunition and a slingshot with metal pellets, the release said.
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Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 22 July 2025
Deputies recovered a handgun and an empty holster from the scene.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
Pogue had unloaded a handgun that Dallas wore on a belt holster.
—Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 17 July 2025
The evidence log included in the search warrant shows that investigators recovered several firearms, bullets, casings, cartridges weapons, holsters and weapons receipts.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025
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Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 22 July 2025
Deputies recovered a handgun and an empty holster from the scene.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
Pogue had unloaded a handgun that Dallas wore on a belt holster.
—Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 17 July 2025
The evidence log included in the search warrant shows that investigators recovered several firearms, bullets, casings, cartridges weapons, holsters and weapons receipts.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for holster
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“Holster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holster. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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holster
noun
hol·ster
ˈhōl(t)-stər 
: a usually leather case for carrying a pistol
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