dasher
/ˈdæʃə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.34 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname.
name
The first reindeer of Santa Claus.
noun
Synonym of DoorDasher.
Example Sentences
- "the dasher of a churn"
- "DoorDash carries a commercial auto insurance policy that covers up to $1 million in bodily injury and/or property damage of its Dashers, who are considered third parties. Any accident that occurs while on an active delivery (in possession of goods to be delivered) qualifies the Dasher for coverage."
- "In January 2021, for example, grocery chains Vons, Pavilions, and Albertsons came to an agreement with DoorDash to fire their delivery staff—which had previously worked full-time with benefits—and replace them with an army of subcontracted “Dashers.”"
- "Formulate a linear programming model to minimize the sum of the times of assignments made such that no Dasher is assigned to more than one order and each order must be assigned to exactly one Dasher."
- "In it, the company found 18% of Dashers said they have “a disability or other chronic condition”—which, DoorDash said, is four times greater than the mainstream workforce."
Etymology
Etymology tree English dash Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dasher From dash + -er.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Dascher
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈdæʃə(ɹ)/
Usage
- American usage
- Archaic
- Colloquial