masher

masher · noun¹

From mash + -er.

masher · noun²

1. Romani · borrowed frommasha“a fascinator, an enticer”
2. English todaymasher

Either by analogy with masher (“one who presses, softens”), or more likely from Romani masha (“a fascinator, an enticer”), mashdva (“fascination, enticement”). Originally used in theater, and recorded in US in 1870s. Either originally borrowed as masher, from masha, or from mash + -er.

Words from the same roots