: 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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During filming of the low-budget western, Baldwin, Hutchins and the film’s director, Joel Souza, and about a dozen other crew members were preparing for a scene in which Baldwin’s character would pull his pistol from his shoulder holster, followed by a shoot-out with law enforcement officers.
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
Investigators entered the residence and found a gun holster and carpet cutouts stained with blood.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2024
Martinez took Barrera’s .40-caliber handgun and put it in his holster, according to Buriano’s later interviews with the investigators.
—Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
Upon peering into Sanson’s car, one of the cops spotted a black-colored handle jutting out of a holster strapped to the driver’s leg, prosecutors said.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
Investigators entered the residence and found a gun holster and carpet cutouts stained with blood.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2024
Martinez took Barrera’s .40-caliber handgun and put it in his holster, according to Buriano’s later interviews with the investigators.
—Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
Upon peering into Sanson’s car, one of the cops spotted a black-colored handle jutting out of a holster strapped to the driver’s leg, prosecutors said.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
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“Holster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holster. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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holster
noun
hol·ster
ˈhōl(t)-stər 
: a usually leather case for carrying a pistol
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