stunner en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English stun Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English stunner From stun + -er.
Meanings
- (colloquial) Anything that is stunning.
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(colloquial) Anything that is stunning. ▸ A woman or man of stunning beauty or handsomeness (often hyperbolic), a knockout.
She's a runner, rebel and a stunner / On her merry way sayin', "Baby, what you gonna—?"
2006, “Dani California”, in Stadium Arcadium, performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers:
- A professional wrestling maneuver in which an attacking wrestler applies a facelock to an opponent and falls to a seated position, forcing the opponent's jaw or neck to drop on the attacker's shoulder.
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A pistol firing a beam capable of stunning an enemy.
March holstered his pistol, reached into his coat, and drew out his own neural stunner, shifting the weapon to his right hand.
2018, Jonathan Moeller, Silent Order: Omnibus One:
- A person or machine that stuns an animal before slaughter.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stunners | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Dunner stunner · neurostunner · put the stunners on
Relateds
Translations (12)
pt mulheraça (woman of stunning beauty) · fr stunner (professional wrestling maneuver) · ota كوزل (woman of stunning beauty) · fi stunner (professional wrestling maneuver) · pl bajer (anything that is stunning) · fi namupala (woman of stunning beauty) · pt mulherão (woman of stunning beauty) · ga spéirbhean (woman of stunning beauty) · ga leadhb (woman of stunning beauty) · pl rewelacja (anything that is stunning) · bg нещо изумително (anything that is stunning) · es maravilla (anything that is stunning)