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thrasher

American  
[thrash-er] / ˈθræʃ ər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that thrashes.

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

  3. thresher.

thrasher 1 British  
/ ˈθræʃə /

noun

  1. another name for thresher

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thrasher 2 British  
/ ˈθræʃə /

noun

  1. 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)

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Etymology

Origin of thrasher

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; thrash, -er 1

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