"grasscutter" meaning in All languages combined

See grasscutter on Wiktionary

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: 51 33 16 Disambiguation of Phiomorphs: 61 13 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 18 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 18 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 12 21
  2. (baseball, cricket) Synonym of worm burner (“a hard-hit ground ball”) Categories (topical): Baseball, Cricket Synonyms: worm burner [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-grasscutter-en-noun-YBIxZSQc 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
    Sense id: en-grasscutter-en-noun-WCqevWg~ Categories (other): British India English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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