'Plunger' definitions:
Definition of 'plunger'
(from WordNet)
noun
Someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains [syn: speculator, plunger]
noun
Someone who dives (into water) [syn: diver, plunger]
noun
Hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains [syn: plunger, plumber's helper]
noun
Mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion [syn: piston, plunger]
Definition of 'Plunger'
From: GCIDE
- Plunger \Plun"ger\, n.
- 1. One who, or that which, plunges; a diver. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or bucket, as a forcer in pumps. [1913 Webster]
- 3. One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless speculator. [Cant] [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistence. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Gun.) The firing pin of a breechloader. [1913 Webster]
- 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 [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'plunger'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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