Meaning of PLUNGER
| Pronunciation: | | 'plunjur
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- [n] mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
- [n] hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains
- [n] someone who dives (into water)
- [n] someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
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| | Synonyms: | | diver, piston, plumber's helper, speculator |
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| | See Also: | | adventurer, gambler, hand tool, hedger, mechanical device, operator, piston ring, piston rod, reciprocating engine, scalper, swimmer, venture capitalist, venturer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Plun"ger\, n.
1. One who, or that which, plunges; a diver.
2. A long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or
bucket, as a forcer in pumps.
3. One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless
speculator. [Cant]
4. (Pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a
creamy consistence. --Knight.
5. (Gun.) The firing pin of a breechloader.
{Plunger bucket}, a piston, without a valve, in a pump.
{Plunger pole}, the pump rod of a pumping engine.
{Plunger pump}, a pump, as for water, having a plunger,
instead of a piston, to act upon the water. It may be
single-acting or double-acting
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| | Related Terms: | | adventurer, betting ring, bettor, big operator, boneshaker, cardshark, cardsharp, cardsharper, compulsive gambler, crap shooter, deep-sea diver, diver, free diver, frogman, gambler, gamester, gunslinger, hazarder, jumper, lame duck, margin purchaser, operator, parachute jumper, pearl diver, petty gambler, piker, player, punter, scalper, scuba diver, sharp, sharper, sharpie, skin diver, sky diver, smart operator, snorkel diver, speculator, sport, sporting man, sportsman, stag, tinhorn, tipster, tout, venturer, wagerer |
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