"scarer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scarers [plural]
Etymology: From scare + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scare|er|id2=agent noun}} scare + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} scarer (plural scarers)
  1. One who, or that which, scares. Synonyms (one who scares): frightener
    Sense id: en-scarer-en-noun-Q4vDiCmV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of 'one who scares': 90 10
  2. Any of various devices for frightening birds away.
    Sense id: en-scarer-en-noun-SnQDHH9T
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: crow scarer, deer scarer

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1894, William Crooke, An Introduction to the Popular Religion and Folklore of Northern India:",
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