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
- (informal) One who engages in gratuitous physical or verbal attacks on a group or type of people.
- (UK, slang) A trainspotter, especially one who likes to travel on specific trains or trainlines.
- (military, slang) A rainproof sheet for sleeping under.
- (television, film) A kind of small floodlight.
- (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
- bashers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kitbasher, brawler, rubbisher, bludgeoner, badmouther, vituperator.
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