ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. A game in which an opponent is defeated by a sizable margin; a blowout.
  2. 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

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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