Stinger

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈstɪŋə(ɹ)/
• GenAm IPA: /ˈstɪŋɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋə(r)

Origin

sting + -er

Full definition of stinger

Noun

1. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
2. Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.
• 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot (novel) Chapter IVThe thing stopped then and looked at me a moment as much as to say: "Why this thing has a stinger! I must be careful." And then it reached out its long neck and opened its mighty jaws and grabbed for me; but I wasn't there.
3. Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically
4. a cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe
5. A device used by police forces consisting of a portable bed of nails to puncture car tires.
6. A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.
7. A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.
8. A scene shown on films or television shows after the credits.
9. (slang) A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.
10. (slang) A final note played at the end of a military march.
11. (slang, television and film) An extension cord.

Synonyms

• (device used to puncture car tyres) spike strip

Anagrams

• resting
• ringest