lasher

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/ˈlæʃə(ɹ)/

noun

One who whips or lashes.

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Meanings

lasher1

nounlasher (plural lashers)

plural lashers

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

    Synonyms: lashing

lasher2

nounlasher (plural lashers)

plural lashers

  1. UKA weir in a river.

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

    1869, Charles Kingsley, Madam How and Lady Why
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    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.

    1914, Coningsby Dawson, chapter 3, in The Raft

Lasher3

proper nounLasher (plural Lashers)

plural Lashers

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another.

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Origin

lasher · noun

From lash + -er; see lash (“slack”).

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lasher,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lasher.

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