Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

masher

/ˈmæʃə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: mash-er
IPA: /ˈmæʃə(ɹ)/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who, or that which, mashes.

noun

A machine for making mash.

noun

A fashionable man.

Dated; Informal

noun

A man who makes often unwelcome advances to women, as in a subway.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; American usage; Dated

Example Sentences

"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.""
""Mama! Do you think that I'd allow a common masher-- Now, really Mama! I have my standards where men are concerned...""

Etymology

From mash + -er.

Word Breakdown

Root: masha
Suffix: mash

Usage

Inflected Forms

mashers (plural)

Phrases

bean masher button masher molar masher potato masher mash note

Frequently Paired Words

mash masherdom mash note

Synonyms

dandy fop barbermonger beau blade blood buck carpet knight cockscomb dike dood dude

Rhymes With

asher basher dasher flasher lasher rasher kasher casher

Questions

How do you pronounce masher?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæʃə(ɹ)/.
What does masher mean?: One who, or that which, mashes.
Where does masher come from?: From mash + -er.

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