thrasher
noun
a person or thing that thrashes.
thrashers
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pluralof thrasher.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Some of the relatively understudied species were Philadelphia vireos, crissal thrashers, black-chinned sparrows, and olive warblers.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2025
During a brutal 2012 heat wave, defunct Washington thrashers Black Breath played an industrial space-turned-punk house that acted like an oven in the summer and an ice box in the winter.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2021
Populations of American crows, tufted titmice, gray catbirds and brown thrashers dropped below normal during the cicada emergence year—and then increased the following year, after which they stabilized.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 9, 2021
Keeping a written list of the visiting birds — goldfinches, yellow warblers, brown thrashers — made him feel connected to the memory of his birdwatching father, who died 11 years ago.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2020
In spring, the meadows burst into galaxies of yellow-mustard flowers, and robins and thrashers sing in stands of tulip trees and white ash.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
