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.

• 🇫🇷Nom avec plusieurs sens : machine agricole servant à séparer le grain de la balle et de la paille ; oiseau chanteur américain ressemblant à une grive, connu pour imiter le chant d'autres oiseaux ; ou grand requin pélagique à longue queue en forme de fouet, utilisée pour rassembler les petits poissons.

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.

   🇫🇷Machine à battre

   Synonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷Moqueur (oiseau)

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.

   🇫🇷Requin-renard

   Synonymes: thresherthresher shark

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