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- [thresh-er]
- /ˈθrɛʃ ər/
- /ˈθreʃə/
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- [thresh-er]
- /ˈθrɛʃ ər/
Definitions of thresher word
- noun thresher a person or thing that threshes. 1
- noun thresher Also, thrasher. Also called thresher shark. a large shark of the genus Alopias, especially A. vulpinus, which threshes the water with its long tail to drive together the small fish on which it feeds. 1
- noun thresher machine that separates grain 1
- noun thresher a person who threshes 0
- noun thresher any of various large sharks of the genus Alopias, esp A. vulpinus, occurring in tropical and temperate seas: family Alopiidae. They have a very long whiplike tail with which they are thought to round up the small fish on which they feed 0
- noun thresher threshing machine 0
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Origin of thresher
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, thresher is from the Middle English word thressher. See thresh, -er1
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Parts of speech for Thresher
noun
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thresher popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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