shiner

See also: Shiner

English

Etymology

From Middle English schyner, equivalent to shine +‎ -er. Compare Old English sċīnere (“one who produces deceptive appearances, magician”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: shīn'ə(r), IPA^(key): /ˈʃaɪnə(ɹ)/

• Audio (AU):

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• Rhymes: -aɪnə(r)

Noun

shiner (plural shiners)

1. One who shines; a luminary.
2. One who causes things to shine; a polisher.
3. (colloquial) A black eye.
4. coon eyes
5. (slang, dated) A bright piece of money, especially a sovereign.
   • 1776, Samuel Foote, The Capuchin:

     Has she the shiners, d'ye think?

6. Any of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes of Notropis, , and allied genera, such as the redfin.
7. Any silvery fish, such as the horsefish, menhaden, or moonfish.
8. The common silverfish, .
9. (slang) A moonshiner.
10. 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

Anagrams

• Hiners, Hirens, rhines, shrine