[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

plunger \plun"ger\, n.
   1. one who, or that which, plunges; a diver.
      1913 webster

   2. a long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or
      bucket, as a forcer in pumps.
      1913 webster

   3. one who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless
      speculator. cant
      1913 webster

   4. pottery a boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a
      creamy consistence. --knight.
      1913 webster

   5. gun. the firing pin of a breechloader.
      1913 webster

   plunger bucket, a piston, without a valve, in a pump.

   plunger pole, the pump rod of a pumping engine.

   plunger pump, a pump, as for water, having a plunger,
      instead of a piston, to act upon the water. it may be
      single-acting or double-acting
      1913 webster
see also:
plunger bucket plunger pole plunger pump 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

plunger
     n 1: someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable
          gains syn: speculator
     2: someone who dives into water syn: diver
     3: hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at
        one end; used to clean clogged drains syn: plumber's
        helper
     4: mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
        syn: piston
see also:
speculator diver plumber's helper piston 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

47 moby thesaurus words for "plunger":
   adventurer, betting ring, bettor, big operator, boneshaker,
   cardshark, cardsharp, cardsharper, compulsive gambler,
   crap shooter, deep-sea diver, diver, free diver, frogman, gambler,
   gamester, gunslinger, hazarder, jumper, lame duck,
   margin purchaser, operator, parachute jumper, pearl diver,
   petty gambler, piker, player, punter, scalper, scuba diver, sharp,
   sharper, sharpie, skin diver, sky diver, smart operator,
   snorkel diver, speculator, sport, sporting man, sportsman, stag,
   tinhorn, tipster, tout, venturer, wagerer

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