THRASHER


Meaning of THRASHER in English

I. ˈthra-shər noun

Date: 1632

1. : one that thrashes or threshes

2. : an avid skateboarder

II. noun

Etymology: perhaps alteration of dialect thresher thrush

Date: circa 1814

: any of various American oscine birds (family Mimidae, especially genus Toxostoma ) related to the mockingbird that resemble thrushes but have a usually long curved bill and long tail

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.