1. a black eye; a bruise around the eye
Usage: informal
2. a small freshwater fish with silvery scales
3. something that shines or reflects light brightly

Examples

• He got a real shiner from walking into that door.
• The boxer had a purple shiner after the match.
• We caught several shiners while fishing in the creek.
• The small shiners darted through the shallow water.
• The chrome bumper was a real shiner in the sunlight.
• Her new car’s paint job was quite a shiner.