"sidewinder" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsaɪd.waɪn.dɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-sidewinder.ogg [Australia] Forms: sidewinders [plural]
Etymology: From side + winder (“one who winds or wends, traveller”), from the sideways, looping manner in which they move. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|side|winder|t2=one who winds or wends, traveller}} side + winder (“one who winds or wends, traveller”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sidewinder (plural sidewinders)
  1. A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts. Categories (topical): Fishing, People, Violence Categories (lifeform): Vipers Translations (Snake Crotalus cerastes): рогата гърмяща змия (rogata gǎrmjašta zmija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), sarvikalkkarokäärme (Finnish), crotale cornu [masculine] (French), Seitenwinder-Klapperschlange [feminine] (German), サイドワインダー (Saidowaindā) (Japanese), 사이드와인더 (saideuwaindeo) (Korean), tłʼiish bichóhí (Navajo), рога́тая грему́чая змея́ (rogátaja gremúčaja zmejá) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sidewinder-en-noun-Hdrd1aT8 Disambiguation of Fishing: 56 4 6 29 6 Disambiguation of People: 74 8 0 17 0 Disambiguation of Violence: 63 4 6 21 6 Disambiguation of Vipers: 70 9 7 7 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 17 18 20 15 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 60 8 9 8 15 Disambiguation of 'Snake Crotalus cerastes': 84 4 4 4 5
  2. (slang) A person who is untrustworthy and dangerous. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-sidewinder-en-noun-mrgiTJLw
  3. (slang, dated) A heavy swinging blow from the side which disables an adversary. Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-sidewinder-en-noun-Ln7oo4Ve
  4. (baseball, colloquial) A pitcher who throws sidearm. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-sidewinder-en-noun-yAc3s4KM Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  5. A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the 1960s and 1970s.
    Sense id: en-sidewinder-en-noun--AgbGRt4

Inflected forms

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