Etymology
Origin of slinger
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at sling 1, -er 1
Example Sentences
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In Denver, head to the immersive art installation Meow Wolf for sensory overload and to your nearest craft brewery or green-chile slinger for fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
A former federal prosecutor from the 1990s and early 2000s, Pirro’s strategic incompetence was further exposed by the case of the Subway sandwich slinger.
From Salon • Aug. 31, 2025
Big: Leaping from microbudgeted thriller to mass-audience intellectual property in a single bound, Watts directed the Spider-Man trilogy starring Tom Holland as the web slinger for Marvel Studios.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024
It was many years ago and I recall little outside of a strong belief that this live-wire joke slinger would one day produce a dynamite comedy special.
From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2021
The slinger puts a stone or slug in the pouch, picks up the strings by the free ends, spins them around a few times, and releases one of the strings at the proper moment.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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