English Explanatory Dictionary

shiner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who shines; a luminary.
  2. One who causes things to shine; a polisher.
  3. A black eye.
  4. Raccoon eyes.
  5. A bright piece of money, especially a sovereign.
  6. Any of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes of Notropis, Lythrurus, and allied genera, such as the redfin.
  7. Any silvery fish, such as the horsefish, menhaden, or moonfish.
  8. A common silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum, or any member of genus Lepisma.
  9. A moonshiner.
  10. A small reflective surface used for cheating at card games.
  11. A bottle of finished wine, without a label.
  12. A brick that is laid on its tallest, thinnest side, with its largest face facing the outside of the wall (oriented so that this face is wider than it is tall).
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

shīn'ə /ˈʃaɪnə(ɹ)/ En-au-shiner.ogg

Word forms

shiner shiners

Etymology

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

Synonyms

convex

Derived words

beautiful shiner bigeye shiner bigmouth shiner blackchin shiner blacknose shiner blacktail shiner blueside shiner bridle shiner carmine shiner comely shiner common shiner eastern shiner emerald shiner finescale shiner flagfin shiner golden shiner highscale shiner Kiamichi shiner palezone shiner phantom shiner redlip shiner red shiner redside shiner red-striped shiner rosefin shiner sand shiner satinfin shiner scarlet shiner sharpnose shiner shiner perch shoeshiner silverband shiner spottail shiner swallowtail shiner Tennessee shiner
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