Laugher
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlɑːfə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Laugher is a noun meaning One who laughs.
Meaning
One who laughs.
More Meanings
- A game in which an opponent is defeated by a sizable margin; a blowout.
- A variety of the domestic pigeon.
Example Sentences
He and his companions[…] were exchanging jokes with that sort of ostentatious laughter which implies a desire to prove that the laugher is not mortified though some people might suspect it.
These are the people whose laughter you hear after the boffolas on shows that have been filmed without audiences. I don't suppose all these laughers are dead, but a lot of them must be by this time.
Well then—if I must neither stir out of the gate nor look out at window, I will at least see what the inside of the house contains that may help to pass away one’s time—peradventure, I may light on that blue-eyed laugher in some corner or other.
Word Forms
- laughers
Synonyms for laugher
Depending on context, synonyms include romp, runaway, shoo-in, walkaway.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include romp, runaway, walkaway, shoo-in, gelast, lampoonist.
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