lasher

See also: Lasher

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æʃə(r)

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

Etymology 2

lash +‎ -er; see lash (“slack”).

Noun

lasher (plural lashers)

1. (UK) A weir in a river.

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   • 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