SMASHER


Meaning of SMASHER in English

I. ˈsmashə(r), -aa(ə)sh-, -aish- noun

( -s )

Etymology: smash (I) + -er

1. : something very large or fine or extraordinary of its kind

hotel is a smasher with 1216 rooms — Hedda Hopper

a smasher of a moustache — Bruce Marshall

smasher of a bride — Richard Llewellyn

2. : one that smashes or crushes

a smasher of a blow

heavy freight vehicles which are road smashers — John Kemp

as

a. : a laborer who smashes slate or stone with a sledgehammer

b. : smashing machine ; also : an operator of such a machine

3. : a tennis or badminton player who is skilled in executing a smash

can play the baseline but is also a volleyer, a smasher — Alice Marble

4. : a repairer of smashes in textiles — called also smash fixer, smash hand, smash piecer

5. or smasher hat Africa : a soft felt hat with a wide brim

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: smash (VI) + -er

1. : a receiver of stolen goods

2. : one that puts into circulation counterfeit coin or forged notes

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.