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

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 shown on films or television shows after the credits.
9. n. slang A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.
10. n. slang A final note played at the end of a military march.
11. n. slang An extension cord.

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