thrasher
thrasher · thrashers
One who thrashesOne who thrashes.
US/θɹˈæʃɚ/
Meaning
4 sensesOne who thrashes.
Any of several New World passerine songbirds, of the genera Toxostoma, Allenia, Margarops, Oreoscoptes and Ramphocinclus in the family Mimidae, that have a long, downward-curved beak.
A thresher shark.
(informal)A fan of thrash metal music.
More definitions
- thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs
- large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed
- a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw
Origin
Originally a variant of thresher; equivalent to thrash + -er.Originally a variant of thresher; equivalent to thrash + -er.
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Forms
plural: thrashersSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs:mocking thrush
- large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed:thresherthresher sharkfox sharkAlopius vulpinus
- a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw:thresherthreshing machine