Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

θ	thin	ð	this	ʃ	she	ʒ	measure
tʃ	church	dʒ	judge	ŋ	sing	j	yes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

-s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
-ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
-ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

slinger

UK /ˈslɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/ · US /ˈslɪŋ.ɚ/ noun, proper noun

Forms slingers

noun Someone who, or something that, slings or uses a sling. “drug slinger”
noun A rope, belt, or bag (often with MOLLE design) that allows someone to sling tools, equipment, or supplies. “gear slinger [such as a crossbody bag or a MOLLE sheath]”
noun (US) An American Midwest diner meal consisting of typically two eggs, hash browns, and a ground meat patty, all covered in chili con carne and topped with cheese and onions.
proper noun A surname.
proper noun A village in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States.

Etymology

From Middle English slynger; equivalent to sling + -er.

Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “slinger”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details