"twanger" meaning in All languages combined

See twanger on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: twangers [plural]
Etymology: From twang + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|twang|-er|id2=agent noun}} twang + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} twanger (plural twangers)
  1. One who twangs something.
    Sense id: en-twanger-en-noun-o~zceq10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 40 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 39 16 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 0
  2. Any of various species of cicada of the genus Diemeniana, of south-eastern Australia.
    Sense id: en-twanger-en-noun-jxcc2EqZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cicadas Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 40 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 34 42 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 39 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 45 18 Disambiguation of Cicadas: 19 67 14
  3. (informal) A stringed instrument, especially a guitar. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-twanger-en-noun-NMh7mY1n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 40 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 39 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: golden twanger

Inflected forms

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