"crusher" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɹʌʃə/ [UK] Audio: En-au-crusher.ogg Forms: crushers [plural]
Etymology: From crush + -er (agent noun suffix), or, for one who elicits a crush, + -er (patient suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|crush|er|id2=agent noun|pos2=agent noun suffix}} crush + -er (agent noun suffix), {{suf|en||er|id2=patient|pos2=patient suffix}} + -er (patient suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} crusher (plural crushers)
  1. Someone or something that crushes. Translations (someone or something that crushes): θραύστης (thraústēs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), esmagador [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-crusher-en-noun-0JK6ngoF Disambiguation of 'someone or something that crushes': 95 3 0 2
  2. A machine designed to crush rocks. Categories (topical): Law enforcement, Machines Translations (a machine designed to crush rocks): fractaria [feminine] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-crusher-en-noun-rWo49~Oq Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 4 66 27 4 Disambiguation of Machines: 13 66 4 16 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), English terms suffixed with -er (patient), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 64 20 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 10 68 8 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (patient): 14 55 13 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 64 5 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 59 17 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 80 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 10 56 16 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 8 79 3 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 66 16 12 Disambiguation of 'a machine designed to crush rocks': 1 97 1 1
  3. (slang, dated) A policeman. Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-crusher-en-noun-o2bEmiK8
  4. (slang, obsolete) Something overwhelming. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-crusher-en-noun-Zf7T~h1p
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "clodcrusher"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "crusher gauge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "garlic crusher"
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      "word": "gyratory crusher"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mud-crusher"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "quartz crusher"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "rockcrusher"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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