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lasher

/ˈlæʃə(ɹ)/

lasher noun: one who whips or lashes.

Noun (1)

lasher (plural lashers)

  1. One who whips or lashes.
  2. A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another.
    Synonyms:
    lashing

Noun (2)

lasher (plural lashers)

  1. (UK) A weir in a river.
    • There is Basildon - and Hurley - and Pangbourne, with its roaring lasher1869, Charles Kingsley, Madam How and Lady Why
    • They paddled on in silence till they came to the lasher. Together they hauled the punt over the rollers ... Through the network of branches moonlight drifted, making ... water, rushing foam-streaked from the lasher, eerie and fantastic.1914, Coningsby Dawson, chapter 3, in The Raft

Proper noun capitalized: Lasher

Lasher (plural Lashers)

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of lasher

Forms of lasher

Noun
plurallashers
Proper noun
pluralLashers

Origin of lasher

From lash + -er.

From lash + -er; see lash (“slack”).

Words formed from lasher

Words that rhyme with lasher

Questions about lasher

What does lasher mean?
Lasher means one who whips or lashes.
What part of speech is lasher?
Lasher can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce lasher?
Lasher is pronounced /ˈlæʃə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of lasher?
The plural of lasher is lashers.

Words near lasher in the dictionary

  1. lashed off
  2. lashed oneself to the mast
  3. lashed out
  4. lashed together
  5. lashed up
  6. lasher
  7. lashers
  8. lashes
  9. lashes back
  10. lashes down
  11. lashes off

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