thatcher

See also: Thatcher

English

Etymology

From thatch + -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈθæt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈθæt͡ʃ.ɚ/
• Rhymes: -ætʃə(ɹ)
• Homophone: fatcha (non-rhotic, th-fronting)

Noun

thatcher (plural thatchers)

1. A person who installs thatch as a roofing material.
2. A device which removes dead grass clippings from a lawn. (Technically a dethatcher, often a lawnmower attachment.)

Derived terms

• de-thatcher
• knob-thatcher
• skull-thatcher

Translations

person who installs thatch

• Danish: tækker c
• Dutch: dakdekker (nl) m
• Finnish: olkikaton tekijä
• French: chaumier (fr)
• Georgian: ჩალით გადამხურავი (čalit gadamxuravi), ლერწმით გადამხურავი (lerc̣mit gadamxuravi)
• Irish: tuíodóir (ga) m
• Māori: kaiwhakarauwhare
• Polish: strzecharz (pl) m
• Russian: кро́вельщик (ru) m (króvelʹščik)
• Swedish: halmtäckare c
• Welsh: töwr m

device to remove dead grass

• Finnish: ruohonkerääjä

Anagrams

• rethatch