stinger

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. One that stings, especially an insult, that stings or wounds mentally.
2. n. A stinging organ or part.
3. n. A sharp blow.
4. n. Slang One who participates in or organizes the operation of a sting.
5. n. A cocktail of crème de menthe and brandy.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. An alcoholic drink.
2. n. One who or that which stings, vexes, or gives acute pain.
3. n. An animal or a plant that stings.
4. n. The sting of an insect.
5. n. A biting or cutting remark.
6. n. A smart, telling blow.

Wiktionary

1. n. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
2. n. Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.
3. n. Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically
4. n. a cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe
5. n. A device used by the British police force consisting of a portable bed of nails to puncture car tires.
6. n. A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.
7. n. A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.
8. n. A scene showed on films or television shows after credits.
9. n. A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.
10. n. A final note played at the end of a military march.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. One who, or that which, stings.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland
2. n. a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder
3. n. a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy
4. n. a remark capable of wounding mentally
5. n. a sharp stinging blow