LASHER

lasher

(noun) a driver who urges the animals on with lashes of a whip

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

lasher (plural lashers)

One who whips or lashes.

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

Synonyms

• (rope for binding): lashing

Etymology 2

Noun

lasher (plural lashers)

(UK) A weir in a river.

Anagrams

• Hasler, ashler, halers, halser, harles, hersal

Proper noun

Lasher (plural Lashers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lasher is the 7571st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4389 individuals. Lasher is most common among White (94.46%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Hasler, ashler, halers, halser, harles, hersal

Source: Wiktionary


Lash"er, n.

Definition: One who whips or lashes.

Lash"er, n.

1. A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another; - - called also lashing.

2. A weir in a river. [Eng.] Halliwell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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