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thresher Definition

thresher (t̸hres̸h′ər)

noun

  1. a person who threshes
  2. threshing machine
  3. any of a family (Alopiidae, order Lamniformes) of large sharks of temperate and tropical seas, having a very long upper tail lobe, which supposedly threshes the water and drives its prey together

thresher Synonyms

thresher

n.

harvest hand, harvester, pitcher, bundle-hauler, separator man, engineer, grain-shoveler; see also laborer.

thresher Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • local: Local Threshers round corner. parking spaces available. £ 115 rent excluding bills.

Modifies a noun

  • shark: A scuba diver threw some fish food to a gigantic eel and a thresher shark.