laugher

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laugher^¹

/ˈlɑːfə/ UK
/ˈlæfɚ/ US

Rhymes with -æfə(ɹ), -ɑːfə(ɹ)

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From Middle English lawȝar, lawher(e); equivalent to laugh + -er.

noun laughers

One who laughs. Well then—if I must neither stir out of the gate nor look out at window, I will at least see what the inside of the house contains that may help to pass away one’s time—peradventure, I may light on that blue-eyed laugher in some corner or other.
A game in which an opponent is defeated by a sizable margin; a blowout.
A variety of the domestic pigeon.

Laugher^²

/lɔːɹ/

Sounds like lore, law (non-rhotic)

proper noun Laughers

A surname.

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noun one who laughs

العربية	ضَاحِك ḍāḥik

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@misc{laugher_2026,
  title = {laugher},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/laugher},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}