Derringer

Definition: Derringer

Derringer

Noun

1. A pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel.

Date "derringer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1906. (references)

Note: Derringer \Der"rin*ger\, noun. [From the American inventor.]. (Websters 1913)

Commercial Usage: Derringer

Domain	Title
Books	Colt .45 Vengeance/Derringer Danger: Derringer Danger (The Buckskin Series) (reference) Derringer Danger (Buckskin, No 38) (reference) Gallagher, Marriott, Derringer, Trower: Their Lives and Music (reference) The Deadly Derringer (The Gunsmith, No. 121) (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Rock & Roll Hoochie Coo: The Best of Rick Derringer (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Derringer

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A Derringer is a short-barreled pocket pistol, of large caliber. It is usually single shot but can be double. However, because of its poor accuracy, it is meant for up-close encounters.

Oddly enough, the name of this weapon has been consistently misspelled, and the incorrect name is now accepted as standard. The pistol's designer was Henry Deringer (1786-1868).

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Derringer."

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Name Usage Frequency: Derringer

The following table summarizes the usage of "derringer" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Derringer	Last name	1,000	17,384
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Derringer

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
derringer	162	american derringer corp	5
rick derringer	97	derringer kit	5
american derringer	47	black derringer powder	5
derringer pistol	27	derringer philadelphia	4
yancy derringer	18	derringer yancey	4
derringer gun	13	bill derringer	4
4 barrel derringer	8	da derringer	4
derringer hand gun	7	derringer firearm	4
davis derringer	7	410 derringer	4
38 bore cobra derringer long series special	6	derringer hi standard	4
denise derringer	6	cobray derringer	3
alan alan arrow collins derringer group i jon last loaf love meat merrill merrill much n night page rick rock roll tiven too touch vodka	6	derringer fmj	3
cobra derringer	5	derringer rick tab	3
derringer lady	5	bond derringer	3
derringer remington	5	22 cal derringer over under	3
cop derringer	5	derringer gun hand kit	3
derringer lyrics rick	5	derringer discography rick	3
colt derringer	5	derringer holsters	3
derringer john	5	22 derringer	2
derringer high standard	5	357 american derringer	2
		derringer holster	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Derringer

Language		Translations for "derringer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Hungarian		rövid csövű nagy kaliberű pisztoly. (various references)

Pig Latin		erringerday

Romanian		pistol de buzunar. (various references)

Russian		небольшой крупнокалиберный пистолет. (various references)

Vietnamese		súng lục ngắn, súng lục đeringgiơ. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Derringer

Derivations
	Words beginning with "derringer": derringers. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Derringer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Derring, Derwinger, diriger, Doeringer, Kerlinger, Meringer, Serriger. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Derringer"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "derringer" (pronounced de"runjer)
7	d e" r u n j er	deringer.
4	-u n j er	challenger, harbinger, messenger, passenger, scavenger.
3	-n j er	arranger, Avenger, changer, conjure, danger, endanger, exchanger, ginger, Granger, hinger, injure, manger, plunger, Ranger, stranger.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Derringer

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-e-e-g-i-n-r-r-r"
	-1 letter: deringer.
	-2 letters: dernier, dreeing, energid, grinder, nerdier, reeding, regrind, reigned.
	-3 letters: denier, dinger, edgier, engird, erring, gender, girder, girned, nereid, reding, reined, render, ringed, ringer.
	-4 letters: deign, diene, diner, dinge, direr, dirge, drier, edger, eider, ender, erred, genie, genre, greed, green, gride, grind, reign, renig, rerig, rider, ridge.
	-5 letters: deer, dene, deni, dere, dine, ding.
	Words containing the letters "d-e-e-g-i-n-r-r-r"
	+1 letter: derringers, reordering.
	+2 letters: preordering, rerecording.
	+3 letters: prerecording, surrendering.
	+4 letters: kindergartner, noradrenergic, undercarriage.
	+5 letters: gerrymandering, kindergartener, kindergartners, reembroidering, undercarriages, underreporting, unrefrigerated.
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