I. ˈsten noun
or sten gun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized S
Etymology: Major Sheppard, 20th century English army officer + Mr. T urpin, 20th century English civil servant, its designers + En gland
: a British machine carbine having only 45 parts and weighing from 6 pounds 6 ounces to 8 pounds that uses any rimless 9 millimeter ammunition
II. abbreviation
1. stencil
2. stenographer; stenography