shiner

See also: Shiner

English

Etymology

shine +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • enPR: shīn'ə(r), IPA(key): /ˈʃaɪnə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -aɪnə(r)

Noun

shiner (plural shiners)

  1. One who shines; a luminary.
  2. (colloquial) A black eye.
  3. coon eyes
  4. (slang, dated) A bright piece of money, especially a sovereign.
    • 1776, Samuel Foote, The Capuchin
      Has she the shiners, d'ye think?
  5. Any of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes of Notropis, Minnilus, and allied genera, such as the redfin.
  6. Any silvery fish, such as the horsefish, menhaden, or moonfish.
  7. The common silverfish,Lepisma.
  8. (slang) A moonshiner.
  9. A small reflective surface used for cheating at card games.

Derived terms
  • beautiful shiner
  • bigeye shiner
  • bigmouth shiner
  • blackchin shiner
  • blacknose shiner
  • blacktail shiner
  • blueside shiner
  • bridle shiner
  • carmine shiner
  • comely shiner
  • emerald shiner
  • Kiamichi shiner
  • palezone shiner
  • redlip shiner
  • red shiner
  • red-striped shiner
  • rosefin shiner
  • sand shiner
  • scarlet shiner
  • sharpnose shiner
  • silverband shiner
  • swallowtail shiner
  • Tennessee shiner

Translations
black eye — see black eye

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