plunger

Meaning

1. A device that is used to remove blockages from the drain of a basin or tub, by suction.
2. The internal piece of a syringe that pushes out or pulls in any contents.
3. The sliding activator of an exploder, an electrical generator used to trigger electrical detonators such as blasting caps.
4. Certain equipment for brewing coffee.
5. Certain equipment for brewing coffee.
6. One who plunges; a diver.
7. A horse that plunges, or throws itself suddenly forward.
8. A cavalryman.
9. A device similar to a piston but without a mechanism; a long solid cylinder used, instead of a piston or bucket, as a forcer in pumps.
10. The moving portion of a solenoid.
11. The spring-loaded assembly that propels the ball onto the table.
12. (dated, slang) A reckless gambler or gamble.
13. A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistency.
14. The firing pin of a breechloader.

Synonyms

piston

diver

ram

🐏

speculator

gambler

plumber’s helper

splasher

stamping

steeper

sucker

male plug

underwater diver

oceanaut

phosphoriser

plunger activator

actuating plunger

male die

drill drift

jumper bar

positive die

patrix

stem of stamp

male mould

suction bell

force plug

force piston

immersion bell

positive mould

mould plunger

male building form

male force

aquanaut

male section

bell

🔔

plug

punch

👊

rammer

scuba diver

Translations

ventouse

🪠

piston

Saugglocke

🪠

desatascador

🪠

zuiger

pistone

desentupidor

🪠

plongeur

stantuffo

dompelaar

Tauchkolben

duiker

êmbolo

Taucher

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈplʌnd͡ʒə/

Etymology

From plunge + -er.