shiner

Meaning

1. One who shines; a luminary.
2. One who causes things to shine; a polisher.
3. (colloquial) A black eye.
4. (colloquial) Raccoon eyes.
5. (dated, slang) 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. (slang) 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).

Synonyms

black eye

common mackerel

mouse

🐭

Scomber scombrus

luster

glamour

glaze

gleaming

gloss

lustre

mackerel

brilliant

mystique

polish

🇵🇱

sheen

shimmer

splendour

furbisher

diamond

glamor

Translations

blaues Auge

lustrascarpe

ojo a la funerala

Veilchen

œil au beurre noir

blau Auge

στιλβωτής

Glänzer

κτυπημένο μάτι

γυαλίζων

souris

🐭

coquard

Feilchen -s

Veilchen -s

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃaɪnə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: schyner

Cognate with Old English: sċīnere

In summary

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