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tosser

tosser noun: one who tosses or throws something.

Noun

tosser (plural tossers)

  1. One who tosses or throws something.
    • He had difficulty in locating the plate and when he did so one of his outfielders had a merry chase following the leather from the bat of a company tosser.1919, The Weekly Underwriter, volume 100, page 931
  2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar) A person who masturbates.
    Synonyms:
    wanker, masturbator, onanist, pickle tickler, fingerer, jerkoff
  3. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, offensive, slang) An objectionable person, often somewhat obnoxious in demeanour.
    • That bloke who ripped me off was a right tosser.
  4. A program that forwards or redirects messages on a bulletin board system.
    • Does anyone have a mail tosser that will work with The Major BBS V6.2?1995, sysop, “Mail Tosser”, in comp.bbs.majorbbs (Usenet)
    • FIDOGATE is a Fido-Internet gateway and a Fido tosser.2000, freshd, “FidoGate 4.4.1 - A Fido-Internet gateway and a Fido tosser.”, in fm.announce (Usenet)

Synonyms of tosser

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Forms of tosser

pluraltossers

Origin of tosser

From toss + -er. In the British slang senses, toss refers specifically to the masturbate meaning.

Words formed from tosser

Words that rhyme with tosser

Questions about tosser

What does tosser mean?
Tosser means one who tosses or throws something.
What part of speech is tosser?
Tosser is a noun.
What is the plural of tosser?
The plural of tosser is tossers.

Words near tosser in the dictionary

  1. tossed the pieman
  2. tossed together
  3. tossed up
  4. tossel
  5. tossels
  6. tosser
  7. tosserish
  8. tossers
  9. tossery
  10. tosses
  11. tosses and turns

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