"slinger" meaning in English

See slinger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈslɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈslɪŋ.ɚ/ [US] Forms: slingers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English slynger; equivalent to sling + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|slynger}} Middle English slynger, {{suffix|en|sling|er}} sling + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} slinger (plural slingers)
  1. Someone who slings or who uses a sling. Translations (someone who slings or who uses a sling): σφενδονήτης (sphendonḗtēs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), foner [masculine] (Catalan), fonera [feminine] (Catalan), vazač (english: crane slinger) [masculine] (Czech), frondeur [masculine] (French), Schleuderer [masculine] (German), fundibalarius [masculine] (Latin), funditor [masculine] (Latin), قلابسنگدار (qollâb-sang-dâr) (Persian), procarz [masculine] (Polish), fundeiro [masculine] (Portuguese), fundibulário [masculine] (Portuguese), hondero [masculine] (Spanish), sapancı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-slinger-en-noun-uxBvMBc8 Disambiguation of 'someone who slings or who uses a sling': 98 2
  2. (US) An American Midwest diner meal consisting of typically two eggs, hash browns, and a ground meat patty, all covered in chili con carne and topped with cheese and onions. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-slinger-en-noun-Ddakw46c Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 13 87 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 2 2 31 31 5 2 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 1 1 34 34 3 1 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gunslinger, hash slinger, ink slinger, purple-headed yogurt slinger

Inflected forms

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