thrasher

A noun with multiple meanings: a farm machine used for separating grain from husks and straw; a thrush-like American songbird known for mimicking other birdsongs; or a large pelagic shark with a long, whiplike tail used to herd small fish.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv mit mehreren Bedeutungen: landwirtschaftliche Maschine zum Trennen von Getreide von Spreu und Stroh; ein amerikanischer Singvogel, der einer Drossel ähnelt und für die Nachahmung anderer Vogelgesänge bekannt ist; oder ein großer Hochseehai mit einem langen, peitschenartigen Schwanz, der zum Zusammentreiben kleiner Fische dient.

1. Farm machine B2 formal

   A machine used in agriculture to separate grain or seeds from the husks and straw.

   • The farmer used a thrasher to process the wheat harvest.
   • Modern thrashers can handle large quantities of grain quickly.
   • The old thrasher was replaced with a more efficient model.

   🇩🇪Dreschmaschine

   Synonyme: thresherthreshing machine

2. Songbird C1 formal american scientific

   A thrush-like American songbird known for its ability to mimic the songs of other birds.

   • The brown thrasher is known for its rich, varied song.
   • A thrasher was singing from the top of the oak tree.
   • Birdwatchers spotted a thrasher mimicking a cardinal's call.

   🇩🇪Spottdrossel

3. Shark C1 formal scientific

   A large pelagic shark found in warm seas, characterized by a long, whiplike tail used to herd small fish for feeding.

   • The thrasher shark uses its tail to stun its prey.
   • Divers encountered a thrasher shark near the reef.
   • Thrasher sharks are rarely seen close to shore.

   🇩🇪Fuchshai

   Synonyme: thresherthresher shark

• thrashers plural form
• thrashers' possessive plural form
• thrasher's possessive singular form