Masher
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmæʃə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Masher is a noun meaning One who, or that which, mashes.
Meaning
One who, or that which, mashes.
More Meanings
- (brewing) A machine for making mash.
- (informal, dated) A fashionable man.
- (Australia, Canada, US, dated) A man who makes often unwelcome advances to women, as in a subway.
Example Sentences
"Mama! Do you think that I'd allow a common masher-- Now, really Mama! I have my standards where men are concerned..."
For in this quality of “clubbable,” and the value now put upon it, lies the whole secret of change in our fast men, mashers, and men about town.
"Oh, gee!" remarked the Girl from Sieber-Mason's, glancing up with the most capable coolness. "Ain't there any way to ever get rid of you mashers? I've tried everything from eating onions to using hatpins. Be on your way, Freddie."
Word Forms
- mashers
Synonyms for masher
Depending on context, synonyms include dandy, fop, barbermonger, blade, blood, buck.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wolf, grenade, grenades, mash, macerater, muddler.
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