DASHER Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

dasher

noun

Definition of dasher

as in achiever

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as in blade

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Recent Examples of dasher Filip Hronek rimmed the puck along the dasher and Swayman came out behind his net to make a routine play on it. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025 San Diego is one of three teams in North America to debut the state-of-the-art dasher system. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025 The floor buffers come out, whining like jet engines in the hallways, erasing over a month’s worth of shoe scuffs that made the place look like the dasher boards at the hockey rink. — Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025 The screenshot of Hagen's order with his dasher's name. — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dasher

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Noun

The inaugural Ig Nobel Prize ceremony honored three fictitious achievers; all recipients in subsequent years (barring a 1994 award based on inaccurate reporting) have been real people.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026
Back at the dilapidated family home, Edgar grows even surlier, lashing into gentle-natured Joe for being an under-achiever compared to his brother and causing Thya to become apprehensive about Ed’s proximity to sharp objects.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

Definition of achiever

Noun

Ian Eagle, an up and comer who calls secondary NFL games for CBS Sports, is also believed to have a contract that is set to lapse.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
While names like Gavin Newsom and Andy Beshear have been floated for months, Ossoff is a late-comer among potential nominees.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of comer

Noun

The theater quickly turned into a West Coast powerhouse, producing trailblazing work, including the plays of Brecht, Beckett and Pinter.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Before Game 1 of the NLCS was played, Brewers general manager Matt Arnold was asked about the premise of small market teams like Milwaukee not being able to compete with powerhouse franchises like Los Angeles and the two teams in New York.

— Isaac Tellechea, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of powerhouse

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