thrasher
English edit
Etymology edit
Originally a variant of thresher; equivalent to thrash + -er.
Noun edit
thrasher (plural thrashers)
- One who thrashes.
- Any of several New World passerine songbirds, of the genera Toxostoma, Allenia, Margarops, Oreoscoptes and Ramphocinclus in the family Mimidae, that have a long, downward-curved beak.
- A thresher shark.
- (informal) A fan of thrash metal music.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
one who thrashes
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