slingers
Ancient weapon wielders
Slingers are people who sling—who throw, hurl, or serve something.
The term most often appears in compounds: gunslingers in westerns, hash slingers serving diner food, mud slingers hurling insults.
In ancient warfare, slingers were soldiers who hurled stones or projectiles using a leather strap.
Ones who fling things
- catapultsDevices for launching projectiles
- projectilesObjects forcefully launched
- stonesSmall hard earth fragments
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
warriors · siege · David · Goliath · Balearic · ancient · Roman · auxiliary
Chopped mixture, cooked together
- corned beefBrined, cured brisket
- potatoesEdible underground tubers
- onionsPungent layered cooking bulbs
- friedCooked in hot fat
diner · Midwest · Indianapolis · comfort · skillet · crispy · eggs · breakfast
Drink preparers at pubs
- mixologistsCocktail preparation specialists
- drinksLiquids for consumption
- shootersPeople who fire guns
- shotsSmall poured drinks
bar · nightclub · alcohol · pour · serve · crafted · shakers · spirits
Those who sell merchandise
- pushersThose who sell drugs
- sellersThose who offer wares
- streetPublic urban roadway
- drugsTherapeutic chemical compounds
illegal · trafficking · hustle · suppliers · distributors · contraband · underground · narcotics
throwers
Ones who fling things
- catapultsDevices for launching projectiles
- projectilesObjects forcefully launched
- stonesSmall hard earth fragments
ammunition · warriors · siege · David · Goliath · Balearic · ancient · Roman · auxiliary · leather
hash
Chopped mixture, cooked together
- corned beefBrined, cured brisket
- potatoesEdible underground tubers
- onionsPungent layered cooking bulbs
fried · diner · Midwest · Indianapolis · comfort · skillet · crispy · eggs · breakfast · griddle
bartenders
Drink preparers at pubs
- mixologistsCocktail preparation specialists
- drinksLiquids for consumption
- shootersPeople who fire guns
shots · bar · nightclub · alcohol · pour · serve · crafted · shakers · spirits · liquor
dealers
Those who sell merchandise
drugs · illegal · trafficking · hustle · suppliers · distributors · contraband · underground · narcotics · peddlers
- ancient weaponssword, swords, shield, shields, bow
- ancient armiesphalanx, legion, hoplites, heavy infantry, light infantry
- flingershurlers, tossers, pitchers, launchers, lobbers
- St. Louis foodtoasted ravioli, gooey butter cake, St. Louis ribs, pork steaks, pork steak
- Ancient PersiaPersepolis, Cyrus the Great, Xerxes, Behistun inscription, satrap
- ancient warfarephalanx, warriors, army, legion, battle
slingersarchers
People who shoot bows
bowmen · crossbowmen · longbowmen · javelin throwers · musketeers
- ink slingersProfessional writers, informal
- hash slingerInformal diner cook
- drink slinger