stinger

American  

[sting-er] / ˈstɪŋ ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that stings.

2. an animal or plant having a stinging organ.

3. the sting or stinging organ of an insect or other animal.

4. Informal.  a stinging blow, remark, or the like.

5. a cocktail made of brandy and crème de menthe.

6. Military.  Stinger, a U.S. Army shoulder-launched, heat-seeking antiaircraft missile with a range of 3 miles (5 kilometers).

7. British Informal.  a highball of whiskey and soda.

8. Television.

   1. a clip appearing during or after the closing credits of a show or movie.

      The next season’s new cast member appears briefly in the stinger.

   2. sting.

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Stinger ¹ British  

/ ˈstɪŋə /

noun

1. a device, consisting of a long track of raised spikes, laid across a road by police to puncture the tyres of escaping vehicles

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ˈstinger ² British  

/ ˈstɪŋə /

noun

1. a person, plant, animal, etc, that stings or hurts

2. any marine creature that stings its victims, esp the box jellyfish

3. Also: stengah.  a whisky and soda with crushed ice

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stinger Scientific  

/ stĭng′ər /

1. A sharp stinging organ, such as that of a bee, scorpion, or stingray. Stingers usually inject venom.

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Etymology

Origin of stinger

First recorded in 1545–55; sting + -er ¹

Example Sentences

He and Shiv head out to their balcony to freak out about their separate misfortunes before turning their stingers on each other: "Should we have a real conversation?" he asks.

From Salon

Officers then deployed “stinger grenades” that forced him farther from the home and into the ravine, Colomey said.

From Los Angeles Times

Members of a colony use their stingers to capture the plankton that feeds their shared digestive system.

From Scientific American

Luckily for the Lakers, Davis rebounded from a stinger and returned for the start of the third quarter of their 128-112 victory over the Grizzlies.

From Seattle Times

However, LeBron James is still managing a foot injury after resting, rehabbing and avoiding surgery, and Anthony Davis, always an injury concern, experienced a brief scare after suffering a shoulder stinger in the opener.

From Washington Post