# revolver

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈvɒl.vɚ/ · frequency rank #17,016

## Definitions
1. A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.
2. Any (personal) firearm with such a mechanism.
3. Synonym of revolving line of credit, a form of credit permitting the holder to repeatedly borrow money.
4. Agent noun of revolve; something that revolves.

## Etymology
From revolve + er, coined by American inventor Samuel Colt in 1835.

## Easily confused with
- **recover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recover-vs-revolver)
- **resolve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resolve-vs-revolver)
- **revolve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/revolve-vs-revolver)
- **remover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remover-vs-revolver)
- **resolved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resolved-vs-revolver)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ervolver`, `reovlver`, `revlover`, `revolevr`, `revollver`, `revolverr`, `revolvre`, `revolvver`, `revovler`, `revvolver`, `rrevolver`, `rveolver`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/revolver