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Definition of "stunner" [stun•ner]

  • One that stuns, as: (noun)
  • An astounding, unexpected event. (noun)
  • An exceptionally good-looking person. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "stunner" in a sentence
  • "The stunner is the differential with Independents."
  • "They name her Deborah, but the biggest stunner is seeing her self in a mirror; she was not Comanche, but instead white like her hosts."
  • "The stunner is how little 3B Edgardo Alfonzo has contributed."