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flesher

flesher noun: a person who removes the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.

Noun (1)

flesher (plural fleshers)

  1. A person who removes the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.
  2. A tool used to remove the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.
    Synonyms:
    scraper

Noun (2)

flesher (plural fleshers)

  1. (Scotland) A butcher.

Proper noun capitalized: Flesher

Flesher (plural Fleshers)

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of flesher

Forms of flesher

Noun
pluralfleshers
Proper noun
pluralFleshers

Origin of flesher

From flesh (verb) + -er.

From flesh (noun) + -er.

* As an English occupational surname, from the noun flesher. Sometimes confused with Fletcher. * As a German surname, Americanized from Fleischer.

Questions about flesher

What does flesher mean?
Flesher means a person who removes the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.
What part of speech is flesher?
Flesher can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of flesher?
The plural of flesher is fleshers.

Words near flesher in the dictionary

  1. fleshed-out
  2. fleshen
  3. fleshened
  4. fleshening
  5. fleshens
  6. flesher
  7. fleshers
  8. fleshes
  9. fleshes one's maiden sword
  10. fleshes out
  11. fleshfest

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