lasher

See also: Lasher

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæʃə(ɹ)/

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• Rhymes: -æʃə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

lash +‎ -er

Noun

lasher (plural lashers)

1. One who whips or lashes.
2. A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another.

Synonyms

• (rope for binding): lashing

Derived terms

• father lasher

Etymology 2

lash +‎ -er; see lash (“slack”).

Noun

lasher (plural lashers)

1. (UK) A weir in a river.
   • 1869, Charles Kingsley, Madam How and Lady Why:

     There is Basildon - and Hurley - and Pangbourne, with its roaring lasher

   • 1914, Coningsby Dawson, chapter 3, in The Raft:

     They paddled on in silence till they came to the lasher. Together they hauled the punt over the rollers ... Through the network of branches moonlight drifted, making ... water, rushing foam-streaked from the lasher, eerie and fantastic.

Anagrams

• Hasler, ashler, halers, halser, harles, hersal