"slinger" meaning in English

See slinger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈslɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈslɪŋ.ɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slinger.wav 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, or something that, slings or uses a sling.
    Sense id: en-slinger-en-noun-m7dpjjTE Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  2. Someone who, or something that, slings or uses a sling.
    A rope, belt, or bag (often with MOLLE design) that allows someone to sling tools, equipment, or supplies.
    Sense id: en-slinger-en-noun-MLetebCR Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  3. (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
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gunslinger, hashslinger, hash slinger, inkslinger, ink slinger, mudslinger, purple-headed yogurt slinger, webslinger Related terms: carabiner 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), fromboliere [masculine] (Italian), fundibalarius [masculine] (Latin), funditor [masculine] (Latin), قلابسنگدار (qollâb-sang-dâr) (Persian), procarz [masculine] (Polish), fundeiro [masculine] (Portuguese), fundibulário [masculine] (Portuguese), пращник (praščnik) [masculine] (Russian), hondero [masculine] (Spanish), sapancı (Turkish)
Disambiguation of 'someone who slings or who uses a sling': 48 48 3

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "someone who slings or who uses a sling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fromboliere"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "someone who slings or who uses a sling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fundibalarius"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "someone who slings or who uses a sling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "funditor"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "qollâb-sang-dâr",
      "sense": "someone who slings or who uses a sling",
      "word": "قلابسنگدار"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "someone who slings or who uses a sling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "procarz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "someone who slings or who uses a sling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fundeiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "someone who slings or who uses a sling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fundibulário"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "praščnik",
      "sense": "someone who slings or who uses a sling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пращник"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "someone who slings or who uses a sling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hondero"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "someone who slings or who uses a sling",
      "word": "sapancı"
    }
  ],
  "word": "slinger"
}

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