slinger

From Middle English slynger; equivalent to sling +‎ -er.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈslɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈslɪŋ.ɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋə(ɹ)

slinger (plural slingers)

1. Someone who slings or who uses a sling.
2. (US) An American Midwest diner meal consisting of typically two eggs, hash browns, and a ground meat patty, all covered in chili con carne and topped with cheese and onions.

• Lingers, Ringels, Ringles, Singler, lingers

• IPA^(key): /ˈslɪ.ŋər/

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• Hyphenation: slin‧ger
• Rhymes: -ɪŋər

From Middle Dutch slinger. Equivalent to a deverbal from slingeren.

slinger m (plural slingers, diminutive slingertje n)

1. (physics) A pendulum. Such object in mechanics, e.g. on a clock.
2. A garland, a line with party flags or similar decoration.
3. A sling (projectile weapon).

• feestslinger
• kerstslinger
• slingerklok
• slingeruurwerk
• torsieslinger

• Afrikaans: slinger
• → Caribbean Hindustani: slengar
• → Papiamentu: slenger
• → Sranan Tongo: slenger, srengi
  • → Caribbean Javanese: slènger

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

slinger

1. inflection of slingeren:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative