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splasher

American  
[splash-er] / ˈsplæʃ ər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that splashes.

  2. something that protects from splashes.


splasher British  
/ ˈsplæʃə /

noun

  1. anything used for protection against splashes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of splasher

First recorded in 1840–50; splash + -er 1

Example Sentences

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They gave her room, all right, especially if her medium happened to be water color, as Judy was a grand splasher and spared neither water nor paint.

From Molly Brown's Orchard Home by Speed, Nell

He spent most of the day writing, using the wash-stand as a desk, and it kept me busy with oxalic acid taking ink-spots out of the splasher and the towels.

From The Case of Jennie Brice by Bracker, M. Leone

Plenty of damask towels hang on the rack, and the "splasher" is a marvel of needlework.

From Etiquette by Morton, Agnes H.

I showed Mr. Holcombe the splasher, dotted with ink as usual.

From The Case of Jennie Brice by Bracker, M. Leone

I went in, as you say, and I put up an old splasher, because of the way he throws ink about.

From The Case of Jennie Brice by Bracker, M. Leone