MASHER

masher

(noun) a kitchen utensil used for mashing (e.g. potatoes)

wolf, woman chaser, skirt chaser, masher

(noun) a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

masher (plural mashers)

One who, or that which, mashes.

(brewing) A machine for making mash.

Etymology 2

Noun

masher (plural mashers)

(informal) A fashionable man in the late Victorian era.

Synonyms: dandy, fop, Thesaurus:dandy

(North American) A man who makes often unwelcome advances to women, as in a subway.

Anagrams

• Hamres, Mahers, Maresh, Mehras, Ramesh, harems, shamer, shmear

Source: Wiktionary


Mash"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, mashes; also (Brewing), a machine for making mash.

2. A charmer of women. [Slang] London Punch.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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