machine pistol

noun

A lightweight submachine gun, usually capable of being fired with one hand (but sometimes with a second grip at the front of the barrel and then fired like a rifle).

Similar
MPburp gun
OriginGerman Maschinenpistole →
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Meanings

nounmachine pistol (plural machine pistols)

plural machine pistols

  1. A lightweight submachine gun, usually capable of being fired with one hand (but sometimes with a second grip at the front of the barrel and then fired like a rifle).

    Synonyms: MP

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA lightweight submachine gun, usually capable of being fired with one hand (but sometimes with a second grip at the front of the barrel and then fired like a rifle).

Similar
MP

More synonyms by meaning

nouna fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun

Similar
burp gun
Broader
submachine gun
Also see
burp gunsubmachine gun

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanMaschinenpistole
  2. Englishmachine pistol

Calque of German Maschinenpistole.

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Translations

Finnish automaattipistooli
  • automaattipistoolilightweight submachine gun
German Maschinenpistole
  • Maschinenpistolelightweight submachine gun
Korean 기관권총
  • 기관권총 (gigwan'gwonchong)lightweight submachine gun
Portuguese pistola automática
  • pistola automáticalightweight submachine gun
Cite this entry
APA

machine pistol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machine%20pistol

MLA

“machine pistol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machine%20pistol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “machine pistol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machine%20pistol.

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