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MASHER
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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:
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)