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masher.

One who, or that which, mashes.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmæʃə(ɹ)/
  1. One who, or that which, mashes.

  2. A machine for making mash.

Where this word comes from

From mash + -er.

noun/ˈmæʃə(ɹ)/
  1. A fashionable man.

    dated · informal
  2. A man who makes often unwelcome advances to women, as in a subway.

    Australia · Canada · US · dated
Where this word comes from

Either by analogy with masher (“one who presses, softens”), or more likely from Romani masha (“a fascinator, an enticer”), mashdva (“fascination, enticement”). Originally used in theater, and recorded in US in 1870s. Either originally borrowed as masher, from masha, or from mash + -er.

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