noun
shiner
SHEYE-nuh
noun
1
A bruise around the eye from being struck; a black eye.
"He came home from the match with a real shiner."
2
Any of several small, silvery freshwater fish.
"They caught a bucket of shiners to use as bait."
How to Use Shiner
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost commonly used informally to mean a black eye.
When to use it
Informal, especially in the "black eye" sense.
Common pairings
a black shiner
give someone a shiner
Word Forms
shiners plural, Shiners plural
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Etymology
From Middle English schyner, built from shine + -er.