: 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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Steps were also taken to better ensure the safety of officers, from better holsters to requirements to wear bullet-resistant vests, the author said.
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Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
Sheryl stormed out of the eatery after her husband made the gun gesture, according to prosecutors, and back at home Jeffrey — who had carried a gun since receiving death threats as a prosecutor more than a decade ago — allegedly pulled a weapon from its holster.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
The suspects allegedly drove away with the agent’s cell phone, radio, radio holster, lapel pins, flashlight, gun magazines and other goods.
—City News Service, Orange County Register, 1 Aug. 2024
The edited videos getting the most vitriolic comments online home in on a female agent who missed her holster for a split second.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
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Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
Sheryl stormed out of the eatery after her husband made the gun gesture, according to prosecutors, and back at home Jeffrey — who had carried a gun since receiving death threats as a prosecutor more than a decade ago — allegedly pulled a weapon from its holster.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
The suspects allegedly drove away with the agent’s cell phone, radio, radio holster, lapel pins, flashlight, gun magazines and other goods.
—City News Service, Orange County Register, 1 Aug. 2024
The edited videos getting the most vitriolic comments online home in on a female agent who missed her holster for a split second.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
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“Holster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holster. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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holster
noun
hol·ster
ˈhōl(t)-stər 
: a usually leather case for carrying a pistol
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