Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who slings; especially, one who uses the sling as a weapon in war or the chase.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who slings, or uses a sling.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun someone who
slings or who uses asling
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who uses a sling to throw something
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Examples
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Not when "the old gun-slinger" is leading your team, apparently.
Thomas Alter: The Never-Ending Saga of Brett Favre Thomas Alter 2010
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Not when "the old gun-slinger" is leading your team, apparently.
Thomas Alter: The Never-Ending Saga of Brett Favre Thomas Alter 2010
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Let the jargon slinger know that you know who they are: a vapid, message-clouding, English-avoiding, communications nightmare.
The Most Annoying Business Jargon Christopher Steiner 2011
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Let the jargon slinger know that you know who they are: a vapid, message-clouding, English-avoiding, communications nightmare.
The Most Annoying Business Jargon Christopher Steiner 2011
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I shot my first buck with an antique stevens 12 ga. pumpkin slinger that, fully loaded, held 6 rounds.
Blast From The Past 2009
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I wish there were a way to measure the groans/outrage from fanboys when the young, unknown actor to be the new web-slinger is announced.
SPIDER-MAN Reboot Already Written; Film to be “Gritty, Contemporary” – Collider.com 2010
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Not when "the old gun-slinger" is leading your team, apparently.
Thomas Alter: The Never-Ending Saga of Brett Favre Thomas Alter 2010
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I shot my first buck with an antique stevens 12 ga. pumpkin slinger that, fully loaded, held 6 rounds.
Blast From The Past 2009
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Let the jargon slinger know that you know who they are: a vapid, message-clouding
Forbes.com: News Christopher Steiner 2011
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She's portrayed as a sword slinger without equal, with the exception of the (possibly demon-power enhanced) Griffith.
Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2010
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