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straightener

noun
/ˈstɹeɪt(ə)nə/UK/ˈstɹeɪt(ə)nɚ/US

Etymology

From straighten + -er.

  1. derived from *strakkjan✻ — “to stretch”
  2. derived from streċċan
  3. inherited from streight
  4. suffixed as straighten — “straight + en”
  5. suffixed as straightener — “straighten + er”

Definitions

  1. A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.

  2. Anyone or anything which straightens.

  3. A prearranged fight to settle a dispute.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A bribe.

      • 'Injection or not, the bloody thing won't move an inch with juice and it ain't got any. Yeah and here comes the law.' Cool as a cucumber, Ernie said, 'Leave him to me. I'll give him a straightener.'

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA