thrasher

[ thrash-er ]

/ ˈθræʃ ər /

noun

a person or thing that thrashes.

any of several long-tailed, thrushlike birds, especially of the genus Toxostoma, related to the mockingbirds.Compare brown thrasher.

thresher(def 2).

Nearby words

thrapple, thrash, thrash about, thrash metal, thrash out, thrasher, thrashing, thrasonical, thrasonically, thrasybulus, thrave

Origin of thrasher

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at thrash, -er¹

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Examples from the Web for thrasher

He slouches in his tall frame, wears a Thrasher T shirt to an interview and on this particular morning has sticky-looking hair.
Hollywood’s Reluctant Leading Man|Lorenza Muñoz|August 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Thrasher and Mockingbird at Rattlesnake's Playground teach veneral cure.
Seven Mohave Myths|A. L. Kroeber
Thrasher stood firmly, with the trumpet grasped in his right hand; but his face was like marble, and he gave no orders.
The Gold Brick|Ann S. Stephens
It was impossible for Thrasher to visit Mrs. Allen's house; Katharine told him so on their next interview.
The Gold Brick|Ann S. Stephens

Thrasher did not start so promptly as his eagerness seemed to promise.
The Gold Brick|Ann S. Stephens
"Obedience does not appear to be one of her virtues," Thrasher said, smiling even through his agitation.
The Gold Brick|Ann S. Stephens

British Dictionary definitions for thrasher (1 of 2)

thrasher

/ (ˈθræʃə) /

noun

another name for thresher (def. 3)

British Dictionary definitions for thrasher (2 of 2)

thrasher

/ (ˈθræʃə) /

noun

any of various brown thrushlike American songbirds of the genus Toxostoma and related genera, having a long downward-curving bill and long tail: family Mimidae (mockingbirds)

Word Origin for thrasher

C19: perhaps from English dialect thresher, thrusher a thrush

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