Thresher Definition

thrĕshər
noun
One that threshes.
A thresher of grain.
American Heritage
A person who threshes.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
A thresher shark.
American Heritage
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.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
thresher
Plural:
threshers

Origin of Thresher

  • thresh +"Ž -er. The shark's tail is thought to resemble the implement.

    From Wiktionary

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