different between shiner vs whiner

English

Etymology

From Middle English schyner, equivalent to shine +? -er. Compare Old English s??nere (“one who produces deceptive appearances, magician”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: sh?n'?(r), IPA^(key): /??a?n?(?)/
• Rhymes: -a?n?(r)

Noun

shiner (plural shiners)

1. One who shines; a luminary.
2. One who causes things to shine; a polisher.
3. (colloquial) A black eye.
4. coon eyes
5. (slang, dated) A bright piece of money, especially a sovereign.
   • 1789, Harris's List of Covent-Garden Ladies, London: H. Ranger, p. 30:

     She may be generally found in the fore part of the day at her lodgings above mentioned, where a brace of shiners will ensure you the possession of charms above their value, cent per cent.

6. Any of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes of Notropis, Lythrurus, and allied genera, such as the redfin.
7. Any silvery fish, such as the horsefish, menhaden, or moonfish.
8. The common silverfish, Lepisma.
9. (slang) A moonshiner.
10. A small reflective surface used for cheating at card games.

    Synonym: convex

    • 2003, Jon Sharpe, Trailsman #258: Casino Carnage

      Fargo wasn't sure what difference it made if one gambler passed something to another, unless it was to be used in cheating, a shiner maybe. But nobody at that table would let a shiner pass.

11. (wine) A bottle of finished wine, without a label.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Hiners, Hirens, renshi, rhines, shrine

English

Etymology

whine +? -er

Noun

whiner (plural whiners)

1. (derogatory) One who whines about perceived problems; a complainer.

   I never realized that he was such a whiner, but he complained steadily about various minor discomforts for the entire road trip.

Synonyms

• bellyacher
• crybaby
• whinger
• See also Thesaurus:complainer