hash-slinger

[ hash-sling-er ]

/ ˈhæʃˌslɪŋ ər /

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noun Slang.

a waiter or waitress, especially in a hash house.

a short-order cook.

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Nearby words

hash, hash browns, hash house, hash mark, hash over, hash-slinger, hasheesh, hashem, hashemite kingdom of jordan, hasher, hashhead

Origin of hash-slinger

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for hash-slinger

Then Denver's some in the turtle-dove business, according to that hash-slinger in Cheyenne.
Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West|William MacLeod Raine
She was the only wife I could find, even if she was a hash-slinger, as your father calls it.
The Scarlet Plague|Jack London
He had to try to better it by marrying the Swede hash-slinger from Los Angeles.
The Sheriff's Son|William MacLeod Raine
He said she was a hash-slinger before the Red Death, though I don't know what a hash-slinger is.
The Scarlet Plague|Jack London