Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of various German automatic weapons designed for use by individual troops during World War II, especially either of two types of submachine gun.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After Hugo Schmeisser, 20th-century German arms engineer (to whom this type of weapon was mistakenly attributed by Allied military men).]

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Examples

  • Take that thing you call a Schmeisser in case they left someone on guard.

    The Nightmare Begins Ahern, Jerry 1981

  • "Get on your feet-and keep that thing you call a Schmeisser handy.

    The Savage Horde Ahern, Jerry 1983

  • Keep that thing you call a Schmeisser ready, huh? "

    The Nightmare Begins Ahern, Jerry 1981

  • A Schmeisser was a splendid piece when it was clean, but it couldn't take as much crud in the works as a Soviet PPSh or a British Sten.

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  • Glancing over his shoulder, he could see Rubenstein close behind him, the "Schmeisser" shot empty, the Browning High Power firing from his hand as he jumped the sidewalk and into the street, Rourke heard the rebel yell again as the noise of the gunfire died in the background behind him.

    The Nightmare Begins Ahern, Jerry 1981

  • He was less than five miles from where he'd left Paul, secure up in the rocks, the wounds still painful but on the mend, the "Schmeisser" subgun as the younger man still insisted on calling the MP-40, the Browning High Power, and Rourke's own Steyr-Mannlicher SSG Special Rifle as companions.

    The Quest Ahern, Jerry 1981

  • "Schmeisser" — despite the fact Rourke had told him repeatedly it was an MP-40.

    The Doomsayer Ahern, Jerry 1981

  • But, for once not taking Rourke's advice, Rubenstein had decided to keep the gun he called the "Schmeisser" " despite the fact Rourke had told him repeatedly it was an MP-40.

    The Doomsayer AHERN, Jerry 1981

  • Rubenstein"Rourke glanced back-already had the "Schmeisser" slung under his right arm and was jumping his bike.

    The Nightmare Begins Ahern, Jerry 1981

  • There was a burst of submachine gun fire from his right and Rourke turned, seeing Rubenstein firing the German MP-40'the "Schmeisser" " into the dirt at the feet of three attackers.

    The Nightmare Begins Ahern, Jerry 1981

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