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basher.

One who bashes something, figuratively or literally.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbæʃɚ/General-American/ˈbæʃə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. One who bashes something, figuratively or literally.

  2. One who bashes something, figuratively or literally. Before the days of pneumatic rivet guns, the member of a riveting team who hammered the rivet to upset the bucktail to form the field head (see rivet).

  3. One who engages in gratuitous physical or verbal attacks on a group or type of people.

    informal
    a Paki-basher
    He was beaten up by a queer-basher.
  4. A trainspotter, especially one who likes to travel on specific trains or trainlines.

    UK · slang
  5. A rainproof sheet for sleeping under.

    slang
  6. A shelter built from improvised materials by a homeless person.

    slang
  7. A kind of small floodlight.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English bash Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English basher From bash + -er.

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