plunger

plung·er  (plnjr)

n.

1. One who plunges or dives.

2. A device consisting of a rubber suction cup attached to the end of a stick, used to unclog drains and pipes. Also called plumber's helper.

3. A machine part, such as a piston, that operates with a thrusting or plunging movement.

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plunger [ˈplʌndʒə]

n

1. (Engineering / Tools) a rubber suction cup fixed to the end of a rod, used to clear blocked drains

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a device or part of a machine that has a plunging or thrusting motion; piston

3. Informal a reckless gambler

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plunger - someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains speculator adventurer, venturer - a person who enjoys taking risks gambler - a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events hedger - someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss operator - a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets scalper - someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost; "he got theater tickets through a scalper" venture capitalist - a speculator who makes money available for innovative projects (especially in high technology)
	2.	plunger - someone who dives (into water) diver swimmer - a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets; "he was an Olympic swimmer"
	3.	plunger - hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains plumber's helper hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands
	4.	plunger - mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion piston mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles piston ring - seal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap between a piston and the cylinder wall piston rod - connecting rod that moves or is moved by a piston reciprocating engine - an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders

Translations

plunger [ˈplʌndʒəʳ] N (Tech) → émbolo m; (for clearing drain) → desatascador m

plunger [ˈplʌndʒə^r] n (for blocked sink) → (débouchoir m à) ventouse f

plunger

n

(= piston) → Tauchkolben m

(for clearing drain) → Sauger m

(= speculator) → Spekulant(in) m(f)

plunger [ˈplʌndʒəʳ] n (for clearing drain) → sturalavandini m inv