Straightener
/ˈstɹeɪt(ə)nə/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
- 2 a device for straightening wordnet
- 3 Anyone or anything which straightens.
- 4 A prearranged fight to settle a dispute. slang
- 5 A bribe. slang
"'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.'"
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More examples"In a Purdue University lab, team members designed a hair straightener tool — a flat iron with ceramic plates and temperature control."
Etymology
From straighten + -er.