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stinger.

A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈstɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/UK/ˈstɪŋ.ɚ/General-American
  1. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.

  2. Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.

  3. Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically.

  4. A cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe.

  5. A portable bed of nails to puncture car tires, used by police and military forces.

  6. A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.

  7. A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.

  8. A scene shown on films or television shows after the credits.

  9. A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.

    slang
  10. A short musical phrase or chord used non-diegetically to dramatic or emphatic effect.

  11. A final note played at the end of a military march.

    slang
  12. An extension cord.

    slang
  13. A stinging nettle.

    West-Country · slang
  14. Chironex fleckeri, an extremely venomous Australian box jellyfish.

  15. An improvised heating element used to boil or heat water in prison.

    slang
Where this word comes from

From sting + -er. Both figurative and literal senses appeared in the 16th century.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.