Etymology

dasher

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Today it means: A person who dashes; a fast runner. Full definition →

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dasher · noun1

From dash + -er.

Dasher · proper noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromDascher
  2. English todayDasher

* Americanized form of German Dascher. * Possibly a habitational name from Dasher near Kippen in Stirlingshire.

Dasher · proper noun, noun3

From dasher. * (reindeer): First attested in the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (1823).

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