hasher

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noun

One who or that which hashes (in various senses).

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Meanings

nounhasher (plural hashers)

plural hashers

  1. One who or that which hashes (in various senses).

    The best PHP password hasher, which incorporates all three of the essential elements, is Phpass, which you can download for free […]

    2013, Marc Rochkind, Expert PHP and MySQL: Application Design and Development, page 194
  2. A food service worker in a low-end establishment.
  3. One who participates in a hash run; a hare or hound in hashing.

Origin

From hash + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rehash
Cite this entry
APA

hasher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hasher

MLA

“hasher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hasher. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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