sidewinder

English
A horned rattlesnake

Etymology

From side +‎ winder (“one who winds or wends, traveller”), from the sideways, looping manner in which they move.

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪd.waɪn.dɚ/
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Noun

sidewinder (plural sidewinders)

  1. A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.
  2. (slang) A person who is untrustworthy and dangerous.
  3. (slang, dated) A heavy swinging blow from the side which disables an adversary.
  4. (baseball, colloquial) A pitcher who throws sidearm.
  5. A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the 1960s and 1970s.

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