"dasher" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdæʃə(ɹ)/ [UK] Forms: dashers [plural]
Rhymes: -æʃə(ɹ) Etymology: dash + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dash|er|id2=agent noun}} dash + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} dasher (plural dashers)
  1. A person who dashes; a fast runner.
    Sense id: en-dasher-en-noun-tI8I0Eoo
  2. That which dashes or agitates.
    Sense id: en-dasher-en-noun-nJZgcPK9
  3. (US) A dashboard or splashboard. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-dasher-en-noun-K-euwOdJ Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 29 43 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 12 21 47 19
  4. (colloquial, archaic) One who makes an ostentatious parade or display. Tags: archaic, colloquial Translations (One who makes an ostentatious parade): jactancioso [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dasher-en-noun-4MOiSTb- Disambiguation of 'One who makes an ostentatious parade': 15 3 4 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: blue dasher, scrub dasher Related terms: dine-and-dasher, dash and dashing

Inflected forms

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