"squasher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: squashers [plural]
Etymology: From squash + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|squash|-er|text=+|tree=1}} From squash + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} squasher (plural squashers)
  1. One who, or that which, squashes. Derived forms: beetle-squasher

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