plunger

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English plunge Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English plunger From plunge + -er.

1. A device that is used to remove blockages from the drain of a basin or tub, by suction.
2. The internal piece of a syringe that pushes out or pulls in any contents.
3. The sliding activator of an exploder, an electrical generator used to trigger electrical detonators such as blasting caps.
4. Certain equipment for brewing coffee.
5. Certain equipment for brewing coffee.
6. One who plunges; a diver.
7. A horse that plunges, or throws itself suddenly forward.
8. A cavalryman.
9. A device similar to a piston but without a mechanism; a long solid cylinder used, instead of a piston or bucket, as a forcer in pumps.
10. The moving portion of a solenoid.
11. The spring-loaded assembly that propels the ball onto the table.
12. A reckless gambler or gamble.

    “Well I suppose there's not one of you gentlemen here who hasnt^([sic]) at some time or other taken a plunger, and how many of you hasnt^([sic]) come back sadder and wiser.”

13. A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistency.

    “Another part of the invention relates to making articles of earthenware by a plunger, which is forced into a mould”

14. The firing pin of a breechloader.