shiner

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
noun something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
noun important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales

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

"Shiner knows you won't," the girl commented. — Desert Conquest; or, Precious Waters, A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm
You have come out a full-grown shiner. — The Treasure of Pearls: A Romance of Adventures in California, Gustave Aimard
“Damn if you wont have a shiner tomorrow. — The sound and the fury, William Faulkner

black eye, mouse

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