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thresher

UK/ˈθɹɛʃə(ɹ)/

thresher noun: anything or anyone that threshes. Also the ellipsis of thresher shark.

thresher: anything or anyone that threshes
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Noun

thresher (plural threshers)

  1. Anything or anyone that threshes.
  2. (historical) A now-obsolete hand tool for threshing, also called a flail.
  3. A modern farm machine for threshing grain, now a part of combine harvesters rather than a separate implement.

Proper noun capitalized: Thresher

Thresher (plural Threshers)

  1. A surname.

Also used as

thresher is also the ellipsis of thresher shark.

thresher meaning in Malayalam and Indonesian

thresher in Malayalam

farm machine
മെതിയന്ത്രം metiyantraṁ

thresher in Indonesian

farm machine
mesin perontok

Forms of thresher

Noun
pluralthreshers
Proper noun
pluralThreshers

Origin of thresher

From Middle English thresshere; equivalent to thresh + -er. The shark's tail is thought to resemble the implement.

Words formed from thresher

Phrases with thresher

Words that rhyme with thresher

Questions about thresher

What does thresher mean?
Thresher means anything or anyone that threshes.
What is thresher in Malayalam?
Thresher in Malayalam is മെതിയന്ത്രം (metiyantraṁ). See Thresher meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is thresher?
Thresher can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce thresher?
Thresher is pronounced /ˈθɹɛʃə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of thresher?
The plural of thresher is threshers.

Words near thresher in the dictionary

  1. threshable
  2. threshed
  3. threshed out
  4. threshel
  5. threshels
  6. thresher
  7. thresher shark
  8. thresher sharks
  9. thresherman
  10. threshermen
  11. threshers

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