straightener
nounUK /ˈstɹeɪt(ə)nə/ · US /ˈstɹeɪt(ə)nɚ/
Etymology From straighten + -er.
1
A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
2
Anyone or anything which straightens.
3
Slang A prearranged fight to settle a dispute.
4
Slang A bribe.
- 'Injection or not, the bloody thing won't move an inch with juice and it ain't got any. Yeah and here comes the law.' Cool as a cucumber, Ernie said, 'Leave him to me. I'll give him a straightener.'2001, William F. Gray, The Villain, page 65:
- Derived terms
- hair straightener, stream straightener