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Noun: stinger  sting-u(r)
  1. A sharp organ of offence or defence (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland
     
  2. An insect, animal or plant that stings
     
  3. A remark capable of wounding mentally
    "the unkindest stinger of all";
    - cut, burn [informal]
     
  4. [informal] A sharp stinging blow
     
  5. A cocktail made of made of crème de menthe and brandy
Noun: Stinger
  1. A portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder

Derived forms: Stingers, stingers

Type of: abuse, blow, cocktail, contumely [archaic], heat-seeking missile, insult, organ, revilement, SAM, surface-to-air missile, vilification

Encyclopedia: Stinger