Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Breechloader \Breech"load`er\, n.
A firearm which receives its load at the breech.
[1913 Webster]
For cavalry, the revolver and breechloader will
supersede the saber. --Rep. Sec.
War (1860).
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
breechloader
n 1: a gun that is loaded at the breech