laugher

[laf-er, lah-fer]

noun

1. a person who laughs.

2. Informal.,  a contest or competition in which one person or team easily overwhelms another; easy victory.

Word History and Origins

Origin of laugher¹

A late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; laugh, -er ¹

Example Sentences

What was already a laugher became a full-fledged Fourth of July disaster.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

A leading charity said there was an "ignorance around stammering" which can "result in a range of responses from suspicion of lying, to laugher and ridicule".

Read more on BBC

Sarcastic laugher rings out in the inquiry room.

Read more on BBC

Many expected the game to be a laugher, especially after Colorado State coach Jay Norvell provided motivational and marketing fodder by throwing shade at Deion Sanders for always wearing sunglasses during interviews.

Read more on Seattle Times

Los Angeles seized control in the middle quarters, outscoring the Warriors 63-38 to turn Game 3 into a laugher.

Read more on Seattle Times

Related Words

• accomplishment 
• achievement 
• advance 
• benefit 
• boom 
• fame 
• gain 
• happiness 
• profit 
• progress 
• prosperity 
• realization 
• triumph 
• victory 
• win