: a man who makes passes at women
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Noun (2)
a would-be masher who was more pathetic than anything else
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Ryan McCarthy, Saveur, 11 June 2025
Remove skillet from oven, and use a potato masher to crush peaches until nearly smooth.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
The defending champion Philadelphia Eagles have drawn the blueprint on perpetually pouring resources into the front seven on defense, consistently plucking players from SEC schools and throwing them onto an assembly line of quarterback mashers.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 22 May 2025
And Schwarber — once a one-dimensional masher — has evolved into a more complete hitter.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Using a potato masher, lightly crush some of the potatoes, then transfer them all to a large bowl and top generously with pats of butter.
—Ryan McCarthy, Saveur, 11 June 2025
Remove skillet from oven, and use a potato masher to crush peaches until nearly smooth.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
The defending champion Philadelphia Eagles have drawn the blueprint on perpetually pouring resources into the front seven on defense, consistently plucking players from SEC schools and throwing them onto an assembly line of quarterback mashers.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 22 May 2025
And Schwarber — once a one-dimensional masher — has evolved into a more complete hitter.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for masher
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“Masher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masher. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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