stinger

[ sting-er ]

noun
  1. a person or thing that stings.

  2. an animal or plant having a stinging organ.

  1. the sting or stinging organ of an insect or other animal.

  2. Informal. a stinging blow, remark, or the like.

  3. a cocktail made of brandy and crème de menthe.

  4. Stinger, Military. a U.S. Army shoulder-launched, heat-seeking antiaircraft missile with a range of 3 miles (5 kilometers).

  5. British Informal. a highball of whiskey and soda.

  6. Television.

    • a clip appearing during or after the closing credits of a show or movie:The next season’s new cast member appears briefly in the stinger.

Origin of stinger

1
First recorded in 1545–55; sting + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for stinger (1 of 2)

stinger

/ (ˈstɪŋə) /


noun
  1. a person, plant, animal, etc, that stings or hurts

  2. Australian any marine creature that stings its victims, esp the box jellyfish

  1. Also: stengah a whisky and soda with crushed ice

British Dictionary definitions for Stinger (2 of 2)

Stinger

/ (ˈstɪŋə) /


noun
  1. trademark a device, consisting of a long track of raised spikes, laid across a road by police to puncture the tyres of escaping vehicles

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Scientific definitions for stinger

stinger

[ stĭngər ]


  1. A sharp stinging organ, such as that of a bee, scorpion, or stingray. Stingers usually inject venom.

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