shiner Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
    black eye; mouse.
  2. noun something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
  3. noun important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
    Scomber scombrus; common mackerel.
  4. noun any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis

WordNet

Shin"er noun
Definitions
  1. That which shines. Specifically: (a) A luminary. (b) A bright piece of money. Slang
    Has she the shiners, d' ye think? Foote.
    [Colloq.] A bruised eye; a black eye. (c) (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes, belonging to Notropis, or Minnilus, and allied genera; as the redfin (Notropis megalops), and the golden shiner (Notemigonus chrysoleucus) of the Eastern United States; also loosely applied to various other silvery fishes, as the dollar fish, or horsefish, menhaden, moonfish, sailor's choice, and the sparada. (d) (Zoöl.) The common Lepisma, or furniture bug.

Webster 1913