Synonyms of scarecrow
12 similar words
Another word for scarecrow is scare-the-birds. Other synonyms of scarecrow are beanpole, crow scarer, bird-scarer, gallicrow and gallybagger.
Synonyms and similar words for scarecrow
nounA person or animal regarded as resembling a scarecrow (sense 1) in some way; especially, a tall...
nounSynonym of crow scarer (“a farmhand employed to scare birds from the fields”).
- crow scarerSynonym of scarecrow (“an effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there”).
nounMore synonyms
- bird-scarerA scarecrow.
- gallicrow British, dialectalA scarecrow.
- gallybagger British, dialectalA scarecrow.
- mammetA doll or puppet; a lifeless figure, an effigy, a scarecrow.
- scare-the-birdsA scarecrow.
- crowkeeper obsoleteA scarecrow.
- frayboggard obsoleteA scarecrow.
- malkin archaic, dialectalA scarecrow.
- potato-bogle Scotland, archaicA scarecrow.
- scare-beggar obsoleteA scarecrow.
Meaning of scarecrow
- noun An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there.
- noun A person or animal regarded as resembling a scarecrow (sense 1) in some way; especially, a tall, thin, awkward person; or a person wearing ragged and tattered clothes.
- noun Synonym of crow scarer (“a farmhand employed to scare birds from the fields”).
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Questions about synonyms of scarecrow
- What is another word for scarecrow?
- Scarecrow has 12 synonyms on Word.ws, such as scare-the-birds, beanpole, crow scarer, bird-scarer, gallicrow, gallybagger, mammet and crowkeeper.
- What does scarecrow mean?
- Scarecrow means an effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there.
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