ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Basher

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈbæʃɚ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Basher is a noun meaning One who bashes something, figuratively or literally.

Meaning

One who bashes something, figuratively or literally.

More Meanings

  1. (informal) One who engages in gratuitous physical or verbal attacks on a group or type of people.
  2. (UK, slang) A trainspotter, especially one who likes to travel on specific trains or trainlines.
  3. (military, slang) A rainproof sheet for sleeping under.
  4. (television, film) A kind of small floodlight.
  5. (slang) A shelter built from improvised materials by a homeless person.

Example Sentences

a Paki-basher
He was beaten up by a queer-basher.
Consider the cold-eyed thrush, that springy carnivore of lawns, worm stabber, basher to death of snails.
Determined 'bashers' do still ride trains, of course, seeking to cram the largest number of route-miles into 24 hours.

Word Forms

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Related dictionary entries include kitbasher, brawler, rubbisher, bludgeoner, badmouther, vituperator.

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