thrasher en · NOUN
Etymology
Originally a variant of thresher; equivalent to thrash + -er.
Meanings
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thrashers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sage thrasher · pearly-eyed thrasher · crissal thrasher · brown thrasher · Cozumel thrasher · curve-billed thrasher
Translations (2)
fi matkija (bird of family Mimidae) · fi pieksäjä (one who thrashes)