Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lasher

/ˈlæʃə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: lash-er
IPA: /ˈlæʃə(ɹ)/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who whips or lashes.

noun

A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another.

noun

A weir in a river.

British usage

name

Example Sentences

"There is Basildon - and Hurley - and Pangbourne, with its roaring lasher"
"They paddled on in silence till they came to the lasher. Together they hauled the punt over the rollers ... Through the network of branches moonlight drifted, making ... water, rushing foam-streaked from the lasher, eerie and fantastic."

Etymology

From lash + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lash

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

lashers (plural)

Phrases

father lasher

Synonyms

lashing

Rhymes With

asher slasher thrasher basher dasher flasher smasher ashur brasher ascher casher hasher

Questions

How do you pronounce lasher?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlæʃə(ɹ)/.
What does lasher mean?: One who whips or lashes.
Where does lasher come from?: From lash + -er.

How to pronounce lasher

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