thrasher

[ thrash-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that thrashes.
2. any of several long-tailed, thrushlike birds, especially of the genus Toxostoma, related to the mockingbirds. Compare brown thrasher.
3. thresher ( def 2 ).

thrasher

¹

/ ˈθræʃə /

noun

1. another name for thresher

thrasher

²

/ ˈθræʃə /

noun

1. any of various brown thrushlike American songbirds of the genus Toxostoma and related genera, having a long downward-curving bill and long tail: family Mimidae (mockingbirds)

Word History and Origins

Origin of thrasher¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; thrash, -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of thrasher¹

C19: perhaps from English dialect thresher, thrusher a thrush

Example Sentences

Skateboarders call it “pumping,” and it’s a skill that both Olympic medalists and aspiring thrashers use to build launch speed from what seems like thin air.

From Los Angeles Times

Two teenage thrashers seek a third to form a power trio and enter a “Battle of the Bands” in the 2022 comedy “Metal Lords.”

From Los Angeles Times

During a brutal 2012 heat wave, defunct Washington thrashers Black Breath played an industrial space-turned-punk house that acted like an oven in the summer and an ice box in the winter.

From Seattle Times

Populations of American crows, tufted titmice, gray catbirds and brown thrashers dropped below normal during the cicada emergence year—and then increased the following year, after which they stabilized.

From Scientific American

Keeping a written list of the visiting birds — goldfinches, yellow warblers, brown thrashers — made him feel connected to the memory of his birdwatching father, who died 11 years ago.

From Washington Post