Meanings
noundisher (plural dishers)
plural dishers
- obsoleteA dish maker.
- obsoleteOne who dishes up food.
- figurativelyOne who dishes out or dispenses anything.
That anyone would willingly swap being the disher of easy criticism, second-guessing, amateur psychoanalysis, pious lectures and sundry other grief to become the dishee is probably cause for an intervention.
2009 August 14, Jim Coyle, “Going from pulp to friction”, in Toronto Star - A type of scoop with a lever that helps the user dig through hard substances such as ice cream.
Synonyms: disher scoop, ice cream scoop
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of scoop with a lever that helps the user dig through hard substances such as ice cream.
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one who dishes
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APA
disher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disher
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“disher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disher. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disher,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disher.
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