shiner

American  

[shahy-ner] / ˈʃaɪ nər /

noun

1. a person or thing that shines. shine.

2. Slang. black eye.

3. any of various small American freshwater fishes having glistening scales, especially a minnow.

4. any of various silvery, marine fishes, as the menhaden or butterfish.

5. a defect in silk or synthetic filament or fabric, produced either in the process of winding or as a result of shuttle friction and appearing on fabric as a shiny streak.

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shiner British  

/ ˈʃaɪnə /

noun

1. something that shines, such as a polishing device

2. any of numerous small North American freshwater cyprinid fishes of the genus Notropis and related genera, such as N. cornutus ( common shiner ) and Notemigonus crysoleucas ( golden shiner )

3. a popular name for the mackerel

4. informal a black eye

5. old-fashioned a vagrant or tramp

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Etymology

Origin of shiner

1350–1400; 1900–05 shiner for def. 2; Middle English; shine ¹, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Dimon’s decision ends months of speculation by everyone from bankers and real-estate brokers to shoe shiners about the U.S. bank’s next move.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the series, viewers will learn how massive quantities of ingredients, such as fruits and grains, have helped backwoods shiners produce high-quality liquor for cheap.

From Fox News

“Must be a pretty hard cheek because she was concussed and I got a nice shiner.”

From Seattle Times

Crappie are good on shiners and jigs equally with the weather also starting to change patterns to shallow water.

From Washington Times

Got a shiner, a big black eye the other day.

From New York Times