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plunger definition

plunger (plun′jər)

noun

  1. a person who plunges, or dives
  2. a large, rubber suction cup with a long handle, used to free clogged drains
  3. any cylindrical device that operates with a plunging motion, as a piston
  4. Informal a person who acts hastily or recklessly; esp., a rash gambler or speculator

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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