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thresher.

Anything or anyone that threshes.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈθɹɛʃə(ɹ)/UK
  1. Anything or anyone that threshes.

  2. A now-obsolete hand tool for threshing, also called a flail.

    historical
  3. A modern farm machine for threshing grain, now a part of combine harvesters rather than a separate implement.

  4. Ellipsis of thresher shark.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-der.? Proto-Germanic *þreskaną Old English þrescan Middle English threschen Middle English -er Middle English thresshere English thresher From Middle English thresshere; equivalent to thresh + -er. The shark's tail is thought to resemble the implement.

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