plural lashers
: a person or thing that lashes or lashes out at someone or something
a whip lasher
Expiring Tropical Storm Josephine spit up to 3 inches of windswept rain on parts of New England last night … "It was a quick-moving lasher with intense rain, but the worst is over and we may get some sun" today, said National Weather Service meteorologist Walter Drag.—
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Joe Heaney and Jason B. Johnson"He's just venting … this is a guy who last night was lashing out at two Republican Senators … He's a lasher. That's what he does."—Jeffrey Pollock
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plural lashers
: something used to lash things together
Ernest Leleu, a crew foreman with CableWorks Inc. … uses a wire lasher as he moves a 'storage loop' to connect an apartment complex to a feed for Internet, phone and cable television service.—The Advocate (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
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Noun
In total, roughly 700 lashers responsible for securing and fastening cargo on ships walked off the job.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Lasher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lasher. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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