crusher
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crusher¹
- /ˈkɹʌʃə/ UK
Rhymes with -ʌʃə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From crush + -er (agent noun suffix), or, for one who elicits a crush, + -er (patient suffix).
noun crushers
- Someone or something that crushes. […] for unless a matter be true enough to stand a good deal of misrepresentation, its truth is not of a very robust order, and the blame will rather lie with its own delicacy than with the carelessness of the crusher.
- A machine designed to crush rocks.
- A policeman. Anything about the police sets them a talking at once. […] 'The blessed crushers are everywhere,' shouted one. 'I wish I'd been there to have had a shy at the eslops,' said another. And then a man sung out: 'O, don't I like the Bobbys?'
- Something overwhelming. “She is a crusher, ain’t she now!” Mr. Foker asked of his companion.
Crusher²
proper noun Crushers
- A surname
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: clod, shredder, coward, mill, bailer, grinder, toggle, smasher, crasher, stonebreaker, crashing, destroyer, hammer, striker, pile driver, brutalizer
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noun someone or something that crushes
| Português | esmagador |
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title = {crusher},
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