webslinger means one who throws out webs; applied to the comic-book superhero Spider-Man, who traverses buildings by shooting sticky webs. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From web + slinger.
noun
- One who throws out webs; applied to the comic-book superhero Spider-Man, who traverses buildings by shooting sticky webs.“Buildings tall enough to be useful are not necessarily strung for a webslinger's convenience in a straight line between him and his destination. Over time Spidey had learned where the tall buildings clustered and where they petered out.”