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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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