dasher

American  

[dash-er] / ˈdæʃ ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that dashes.

2. a kind of plunger with paddles at one end, for stirring and mixing liquids or semisolids in a churn, ice-cream freezer, or the like.

3. a person of dashing appearance or manner.

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dasher British  

/ ˈdæʃə /

noun

1. one that dashes

2. the ledge along the top of the boards of an ice hockey rink

3. the plunger in a churn, often with paddles attached

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Etymology

Origin of dasher

First recorded in 1780–90; dash ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Built in 1975, the structure was originally no more than a pitched metal roof with chain-link fencing along the sides and above the dasher boards and a cinder-block nook for the ice resurfacer.

From Washington Times • Jan. 14, 2020

But Washington’s hot start cooled when Holtby pointed out a hole in the dasher board behind his net.

From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2017

Fleury got so frustrated that he slammed his stick against the boards behind his net and got the blade stuck in the gap where the glass meets the dasher.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2013

Churning butter with old-fashioned dasher churn, East Aurora, N.Y.,

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2012

Scared, worried, and with my heart beating like a chum dasher, I started toward the sound.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls