noun
- small, short-barreled pistols that are easily concealed
Usage: plural of derringer
Examples
- The museum displayed several antique derringers from the 1800s.
- Derringers were popular among gamblers and ladies in the Old West.
- The detective found two derringers hidden in the suspect’s coat.
- These derringers are only accurate at very close range.
- The collector specialized in Civil War-era derringers.
- Derringers typically hold only one or two bullets.