masher
One who, or that which, mashesOne who, or that which, mashes.
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» Yanni smashed the figs with a potato masher.
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4 sensesOne who, or that which, mashes.
A machine for making mash.
(dated, informal)A fashionable man.
(Australia, Canada, US, dated)A man who makes often unwelcome advances to women, as in a subway.
a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women
Examples
4 sentencesYanni smashed the figs with a potato masher.
Ziri mashed the medlars with a potato masher.
Yanni mashed the fig pieces with a potato masher.
To make fig jam, Yanni mashed the figs with a potato masher.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From mash + -er. Either by analogy with masher (“one who presses, softens”), or more likeFrom mash + -er.
Either by analogy with masher (“one who presses, softens”), or more likely from Romani masha (“a fascinator, an enticer”), mashdva (“fascination, enticement”). Originally used in theater, and recorded in US in 1870s.
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Forms
plural: mashersSynonyms
39 synonyms- a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women:wolfwoman chaserskirt chaser
Word family
7 related wordsSee also
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