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Meaning of "blunderbuss" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BLUNDERBUSS

Changed (through the influence of blunder) from Dutch donderbus; from donderthunder + obsolete bus gun.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BLUNDERBUSS

blunderbuss  [ˈblʌndəˌbʌs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLUNDERBUSS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Blunderbuss is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLUNDERBUSS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Blunderbuss

The blunderbuss is a muzzle-loading firearm with a short, large caliber barrel, which is flared at the muzzle and frequently throughout the entire bore, and used with shot and other projectiles of relevant quantity and/or caliber. The blunderbuss could be considered to be an early form of shotgun, which was often adapted to military and defensive use. It was effective at short ranges, but lacked accuracy for targets at long range. The term dragon was used to describe a blunderbuss in handgun form, and it is from this that the term dragoon evolved.

Definition of blunderbuss in the English dictionary

The definition of blunderbuss in the dictionary is an obsolete short musket with large bore and flared muzzle, used to scatter shot at short range. Other definition of blunderbuss is a clumsy unsubtle person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLUNDERBUSS


aerobus
ˈɛərəʊˌbʌs
Airbus
ˈɛəˌbʌs
autobus
ˈɔːtəʊˌbʌs
battlebus
ˈbætəlˌbʌs
helibus
ˈhelɪˌbʌs
microbus
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌbʌs
minibus
ˈmɪnɪˌbʌs
motorbus
ˈməʊtəˌbʌs
omnibus
ˈɒmnɪˌbʌs
playbus
ˈpleɪˌbʌs
postbus
ˈpəʊstˌbʌs
railbus
ˈreɪlˌbʌs
trolleybus
ˈtrɒlɪˌbʌs
waterbus
ˈwɔːtərˌbʌs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLUNDERBUSS

bluish
bluishness
Blum
Blumberg
Blunden
blunder
blunderer
blundering
blunderingly
blunge
blunger
blunk
blunker
Blunkett
blunt
blunt instrument
blunthead
bluntish
bluntly
bluntness

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLUNDERBUSS

Anschluss
buss
cuss
degauss
discuss
fuss
gauss
glamourpuss
harquebuss
huss
muss
Neuss
puss
repercuss
Russ
schuss
Strauss
suss
truss
wuss

Synonyms and antonyms of blunderbuss in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «blunderbuss» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLUNDERBUSS

Find out the translation of blunderbuss to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blunderbuss from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blunderbuss» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trabuco
570 millions of speakers

English

blunderbuss
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

blunderbuss
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متباعد الجوانب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мушкетон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bacamarte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

blunderbuss
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tromblon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Blunderbuss
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Donnerbüchse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ラッパ銃
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나팔
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Blunderbuss
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

blunderbuss
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிளண்டர்பஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्लंडरबस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

blunderbuss
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vecchio fucile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gardłacz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мушкетон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Blunderbuss
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

όπλο με πλατύ στόμιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blunderbuss
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

muskedunder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blunder
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blunderbuss

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUNDERBUSS»

The term «blunderbuss» is normally little used and occupies the 116.261 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUNDERBUSS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «blunderbuss» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «blunderbuss» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blunderbuss

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUNDERBUSS»

Discover the use of blunderbuss in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blunderbuss and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Blunderbuss Wanderlust: Being an Account of the Temporal ...
"Colonel Victor Von Vector has a blunderbuss gun with a peculiar recoil.
David R. Shapiro, 2010
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Blunderbuss
Here are notes & tab for all the songs from the acclaimed 2012 CD: Blunderbuss * Freedom at 21 * Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy * Hypocritical Kiss * I Guess I Should Go to Sleep * I'm Shakin' * Love Interruption * Missing Pieces * On and On and ...
Jack White, 2012
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Pistols: An Illustrated History of Their Impact
An Illustrated History of Their Impact Jeff Kinard. Blunderbuss Pistols Blunderbuss pistols, with large bores and dramatically flared muzzles, were popular among coachmen for use against highwaymen. Some blunderbuss pistols and carbines ...
Jeff Kinard, 2004
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A Balloon for Blunderbuss
Describes the creative things to trade for a butterfly in hand, including an umbrella, a seahorse, a trolley car, and an island.
‎2008
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The Guns of Harpers Ferry
Blunderbusses Note : The word "blunderbuss" is believed to have derived from the Dutch "donderbuss" ("thunder gun"). A blunderbuss, when fired, is held in the hands (or hand) rather than being mounted on a swivel. Some years ago ...
Stuart E. Brown, Jr., 2009
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A Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors
Upon an indictment for attempting to discharge a blunderbuss ma- Merely with intent to murder, &c, it appeared that the prisoner went to the \em ;s not house of the prosecutor, and asked him for some title deeds which sufficient, he held as a  ...
Sir William Oldnall Russell, Charles Sprengel Greaves, 1843
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The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary
e blunderbuss s Farmer Giles of Ham is notoriously fiill of philological wordplays of the kind in which Tolkien rejoiced, and the introduction of the blunderbuss, the ancient gun which Giles kept hanging in his kitchen, provides an excuse for the ...
Peter Gilliver, Jeremy Marshall, Edmund Weiner, 2009
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A Collection of the Most Remarkable Trials of Persons for ...
And that thou the said George Borosky alias Eoratzi, a certain Blunderbuss of the Value of Five Shillings, the said Blunderbuss being then charged •with Gunpowder, and Four Leaden Bullets ; •which said Blunderbuss thou the said George ...
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Carmen:
His complexion, which may once have been fine, had been tanned by the sun till it was darkerthan his hair. One of his hands grasped his horse's halter. In the other he held a brass blunderbuss. At the first blush, I confess, the blunderbuss, and ...
Prosper Mérimée, 2008
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The Works of Stephen Crane
I looked once more into the mouth of the blunderbuss. I decided to climb. If I had had my two feet square on the ground, I would have taken a turn with this man, artillery or no artillery, to see if I could get the upper hand of him. But neither I nor  ...
Stephen Crane, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUNDERBUSS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blunderbuss is used in the context of the following news items.
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Trump Card: The Donald Causes GOP Heartburn
This Time, it's Personal: Things got even nastier when Trump hit the Twitters and kept firing his anti-immigrant blunderbuss – only this time, ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
2
Is the World Becoming Fed Up?
At home the progressive Left is on the scent of another scalp, this time Donald Trump's for his uncouth and blunderbuss stereotyping of illegal ... «PJ Media, Jul 15»
3
This Ford Galaxie Starliner is All Custom – Photo Gallery
Animated by a Roush Performance 427SR V8 blunderbuss, the belly of the beast is teamed with a C6 3-speed automatic transmission with ... «autoevolution, Jul 15»
4
Stars, Stripes, Sounds and Sand!
On Sunday, live music will be provided courtesy of Blunderbuss from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Remember – East Beach is the only beach park where ... «Galveston.com & Company, Jul 15»
5
Anti-BDS Bill Gains Swift Clearance in Pa. House
... Eastern politics, said in an email that it is “unfortunate but understandable” that state houses should issue this kind of “blunderbuss manifesto. «Jewish Exponent, Jul 15»
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Wimbledon 2015: Serena Williams crushes Timea Babos to set up …
And then, with the whip-crack of her blunderbuss serve, she swats away an adversary as stylish as Hungary's Timea Babos 6-4, 6-1. Truly, no ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Tony Abbott's over the top on Islamic State death cult and ABC
... or as a character straight out of Mad Max, all studs and spikes, with a hi-tech blunderbuss, programmed to bludgeon rather than persuade. «The Australian, Jul 15»
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Andrew Lynch: Irish Water fudge shows Government in full election …
Alan Kelly's blunderbuss style has earned him the sardonic nickname of AK47. When it comes to Irish Water, however, the normally ... «Herald, Jul 15»
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The Underdogs
In 1914, the publication of an alternative newspaper on campus called The Blunderbuss resulted in four suspensions. In the 1960s, when ... «The Alcalde, Jul 15»
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Early Canadians shed light on barbaric cultural practices in the …
The way to handle "barbaric" practices like forced marriage isn't with a cultural blunderbuss; it's by outlawing particular acts like kidnapping and ... «rabble.ca, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Blunderbuss [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/blunderbuss>. Apr 2024 ».
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