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slinger

/ˈslɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/US/ˈslɪŋ.ɚ/

slinger noun: someone who, or something that, slings or uses a sling.

Noun

slinger (plural slingers)

  1. Someone who, or something that, slings or uses a sling.
    • drug slinger
    1. A rope, belt, or bag (often with MOLLE design) that allows someone to sling tools, equipment, or supplies.
      • gear slinger [such as a crossbody bag or a MOLLE sheath]
  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.

Proper noun capitalized: Slinger

Slinger (plural Slingers)

  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States.

slinger meaning in Tamil and Persian

slinger in Tamil

கவண்காரன்

slinger in Persian

someone who slings or who uses a sling
قلابسنگدار qollâb-sang-dâr

Forms of slinger

Noun
pluralslingers
Proper noun
pluralSlingers

Origin of slinger

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

Words formed from slinger

Words that rhyme with slinger

3 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about slinger

What does slinger mean?
Slinger means someone who, or something that, slings or uses a sling.
What is slinger in Tamil?
Slinger in Tamil is கவண்காரன். See Slinger meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is slinger?
Slinger can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce slinger?
Slinger is pronounced /ˈslɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of slinger?
The plural of slinger is slingers.

Words near slinger in the dictionary

  1. slingball
  2. slingballs
  3. slingblade
  4. slingblades
  5. slinged
  6. slinger
  7. Slingerland
  8. Slingerlands
  9. slingers
  10. slingest
  11. slingeth

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Adapted from Wiktionary: slinger (page history and authors); Slinger (page history and authors); slinger (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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