: 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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Owen Poindexter, New York Times, 27 May 2026
With a potato masher, large fork, or the back of a large spoon, coarsely mash avocados together with tomatillo mixture.
—Rick Bayless, Midwest Living, 13 May 2026
Finely mash 1 large banana, peeled, with a potato masher or fork in another small bowl; stir in ½ cup plain whole-milk yogurt (not Greek).
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
Mash using a potato masher until mixture is well combined and egg whites are finely chopped.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
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Noun
That’s the basic story here, but Bauers has dramatically cut his strikeout rate over the past two years, taking him from a low-average masher to a decent-to-high average masher.
—Owen Poindexter, New York Times, 27 May 2026
With a potato masher, large fork, or the back of a large spoon, coarsely mash avocados together with tomatillo mixture.
—Rick Bayless, Midwest Living, 13 May 2026
Finely mash 1 large banana, peeled, with a potato masher or fork in another small bowl; stir in ½ cup plain whole-milk yogurt (not Greek).
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
Mash using a potato masher until mixture is well combined and egg whites are finely chopped.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
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 2 Jun. 2026.
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