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MASHER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A kitchen utensil used for mashing (e.g. potatoes)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("masher" is a kind of...):

kitchen utensil (a utensil used in preparing food)

Derivation:

mash (reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women

Synonyms:

masher; skirt chaser; wolf; woman chaser

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("masher" is a kind of...):

philanderer; womaniser; womanizer (a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them)

Derivation:

mash (talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions)

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