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hasher

hasher noun: one who or that which hashes (in various senses).

Noun

hasher (plural hashers)

  1. One who or that which hashes (in various senses).
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  2. A food service worker in a low-end establishment.
  3. One who participates in a hash run; a hare or hound in hashing.

Forms of hasher

pluralhashers

Origin of hasher

From hash + -er.

Questions about hasher

What does hasher mean?
Hasher means one who or that which hashes (in various senses).
What part of speech is hasher?
Hasher is a noun.
What is the plural of hasher?
The plural of hasher is hashers.

Words near hasher in the dictionary

  1. Hashemi
  2. Hashemis
  3. hashemite
  4. Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
  5. Hashemites
  6. hasher
  7. hashers
  8. hashes
  9. hashes out
  10. hashes over
  11. hashes up

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