"grasscutter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: grasscutters [plural]
Etymology: From grass + cutter. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|grass|cutter}} grass + cutter Head templates: {{en-noun}} grasscutter (plural grasscutters)
  1. The cane rat. Categories (topical): Occupations Categories (lifeform): Phiomorphs
    Sense id: en-grasscutter-en-noun-D2b2DO8r Disambiguation of Occupations: 46 38 16 Disambiguation of Phiomorphs: 56 14 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 19 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 76 12 12
  2. (baseball, cricket) Synonym of worm burner (“a hard-hit ground ball”) Categories (topical): Baseball, Cricket, Occupations Synonyms: worm burner [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-grasscutter-en-noun-YBIxZSQc Disambiguation of Occupations: 46 38 16 Topics: ball-games, baseball, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: grasscutters [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps a corruption of Hindi घासखाटा (ghāskhāṭā, literally “cutter of grass”) or Hindi घासखोदा (ghāskhodā, literally “digger of grass”). From घास (ghās, “grass”) and काटना (kāṭnā, “to cut”) or खोदना (khodnā, “to dig”) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|घासखाटा|lit=cutter of grass}} Hindi घासखाटा (ghāskhāṭā, literally “cutter of grass”), {{bor|en|hi|घासखोदा|lit=digger of grass}} Hindi घासखोदा (ghāskhodā, literally “digger of grass”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} grasscutter (plural grasscutters)
  1. (British India) A native employed in India to bring grass for horses. Tags: British, India Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-grasscutter-en-noun-WCqevWg~ Disambiguation of Occupations: 46 38 16 Categories (other): British India English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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