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basser

basser is the comparative form of bass.

Noun

basser (plural bassers)

  1. One who performs the bass part in music.
    • As the beater increased the pace, the bassers would embellish the rhythm with hand claps and singing, while the seekers would follow the increasing tempo of the stickers ^([sic]) beat, by picking up or intensifying the pace of the movement.2012, Lenard C. Bowie, African American Musical Heritage, page 244
  2. One who fishes for bass.
    • "Mickey" I hissed. "Lift the fish basket."
      The bassers nodded approvingly, one giving the thumbs up signal. Then they gunned it.1994, Louisiana Conservationist, volumes 46-47, page 29

Meaning of bass

Adjective

bass (comparative basser, superlative bassest)

  1. Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.
    • The giant spoke in a deep, bass, rumbling voice that shook me to my boots.

See all 18 meanings of bass

Forms of basser

pluralbassers

Questions about basser

What does basser mean?
Basser means one who performs the bass part in music.
What is basser the comparative form of?
Basser is the comparative form of bass.
What part of speech is basser?
Basser is a noun.
What is the plural of basser?
The plural of basser is bassers.

Words near basser in the dictionary

  1. Bassein
  2. Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome
  3. Bassendean
  4. Bassenthwaite
  5. Bassenthwaite Lake
  6. basser
  7. Basseri
  8. basserolid
  9. basserolids
  10. bassers
  11. basses

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