I. ˈthrashə(r), -raash-, -raish- noun
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Etymology: alteration of thresher
1. : one that threshes something and especially grain
2. : thresher 2
3. : one that thrashes
II. noun
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Etymology: probably alteration (influenced by thrasher ) (I) of thrush
: any of numerous long-tailed birds of the American family Mimidae and especially of the genus Toxostoma that resemble thrushes, are closely related to the mockingbird, and include notable singers and mimics — see brown thrasher , california thrasher , crissal thrasher , curve-billed thrasher , sage thrasher