"splasher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: splashers [plural]
Etymology: splash + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|splash|er}} splash + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} splasher (plural splashers)
  1. Someone who splashes.
    Sense id: en-splasher-en-noun-8Z9u3oLy Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 17 43 40
  2. (dated) A guard to keep off splashes from anything; especially, one of the guards over the wheels of a carriage, locomotive, etc. Tags: dated Synonyms: splashguard
    Sense id: en-splasher-en-noun-QE91sDtz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 60 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 17 43 40
  3. (MLE, slang) A knife (for it does wettings). Tags: Multicultural-London-English, slang Categories (topical): Weapons Synonyms: jooka ~ jooker, nank, shank, bassy, rambo, pokey, chete
    Sense id: en-splasher-en-noun-7jk5QGT~ Categories (other): Multicultural London English, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 17 43 40

Inflected forms

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