thresher

[ thresh-er ]
/ ˈθrɛʃ ər /

noun

a person or thing that threshes.
Also thrasher. Also called thresher shark. a large shark of the genus Alopias, especially A. vulpinus, which threshes the water with its long tail to drive together the small fish on which it feeds.

Origin of thresher

First recorded in 1350–1400, thresher is from the Middle English word thressher. See thresh, -er1

Words nearby thresher

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British Dictionary definitions for thresher

thresher
/ (ˈθrɛʃə) /

noun

a person who threshes
short for threshing machine
Also called: thrasher, thresher shark any of various large sharks of the genus Alopias, esp A. vulpinus, occurring in tropical and temperate seas: family Alopiidae. They have a very long whiplike tail with which they are thought to round up the small fish on which they feed