stinger

Noun
US[sting-er]/ˈstɪŋɚ/2 syllables
Synonyms: cut

Open English WordNet

Noun (5)stingers

  1. a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulderType of surface-to-air missile, heat-seeking missile
  2. a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandyType of cocktailMade of brandy, creme de menthe
  3. a remark capable of wounding mentally“the unkindest cut of all”Synonyms: cutType of abuse, insult
  4. a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison glandType of organKinds aculeus
  5. a sharp stinging blowType of blow
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Sting′er noun

One who, or that which, stings.

Professor E. Forbes states that only a small minority of the medusae of our seas are stingers.— Richard Owen

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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