thresher

See also: Thresher

English

Etymology

thresh +‎ -er. The shark's tail is thought to resemble the implement.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛʃə(r)

Noun

thresher (plural threshers)

(agriculture) Anything or anyone that threshes.
(agriculture, obsolete) A now-obsolete hand tool for threshing, also called a flail.
(agriculture) A modern farm machine for threshing grain, now a part of combine harvesters rather than a separate implement.
(zoology) Any of several large pelagic sharks of the genus Alopias, which have a very long tail; more commonly called thresher sharks. [from 1880s]

Derived terms

thresherman

Related terms

Translations

anything or anyone that threshes

Finnish: puimuri (fi) (anything); puija (fi) (anyone)

Greek: αλωνιστής (el) m (alonistís)

hand tool

Finnish: varsta (fi)

farm machine

Finnish: puimuri (fi)

French: batteuse (fr) f

shark of the genus Alopias

Finnish: kettuhai

See also

Threshing machine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Thresher shark on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Alopias on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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