STINGER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Stinger mean? 

• STINGER (noun)
  The noun STINGER has 5 senses:

1. a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy

2. a remark capable of wounding mentally

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

  Familiarity information: STINGER used as a noun is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STINGER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("stinger" is a kind of...):

cocktail (a short mixed drink)

Meronyms (substance of "stinger"):

brandy (distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice)

creme de menthe (sweet green or white mint-flavored liqueur)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A remark capable of wounding mentally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

cut; stinger

Context example:

the unkindest cut of all

Hypernyms ("stinger" is a kind of...):

abuse; contumely; insult; revilement; vilification (a rude expression intended to offend or hurt)

Derivation:

sting (cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Stinger" is a kind of...):

heat-seeking missile (a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine))

SAM; surface-to-air missile (a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("stinger" is a kind of...):

organ (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stinger"):

aculeus (a sharp-pointed process especially a sting of a hymenopterous insect)

Derivation:

sting (deliver a sting to)

sting (cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort)

sting (cause a stinging pain)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A sharp stinging blow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("stinger" is a kind of...):

blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)

Derivation:

sting (cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort)

sting (cause a stinging pain)