Stinger

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stinger \Sting"er\, n.
     One who, or that which, stings.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Professor E. Forbes states that only a small minority
           of the medusae of our seas are stingers. --Owen.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stinger
       n 1: a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy
       2: a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of
          all" [syn: {cut}]
       3: a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using
          infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the
          shoulder
       4: a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or
          stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland
       5: a sharp stinging blow