as in womanizer
a man given to seducing women
a would-be masher who was more pathetic than anything else
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Recent Examples of masher
Add the tomatoes and bring to a simmer, breaking up the tomatoes with a potato masher, pastry cutter, or heavy fork.
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Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Once that happened the club pivoted to run prevention, signing top free agent starting pitcher Ranger Suarez and trading for infielder Caleb Durbin, a talented young player but not anyone’s idea of a masher.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
Using a wooden spoon or potato masher, lightly mash some of the beans to thicken the soup.
—Martha Stewart, 29 Jan. 2026
Add tomatoes to pan, crushing them with a fork or potato masher.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
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Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Once that happened the club pivoted to run prevention, signing top free agent starting pitcher Ranger Suarez and trading for infielder Caleb Durbin, a talented young player but not anyone’s idea of a masher.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
Using a wooden spoon or potato masher, lightly mash some of the beans to thicken the soup.
—Martha Stewart, 29 Jan. 2026
Add tomatoes to pan, crushing them with a fork or potato masher.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masher
Noun
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Past friends and former associates described him to me as an exceptionally cunning con man, a consummate charmer, and a womanizer.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
3 Apr. 2026
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After years of being known as a womanizer, Barney settled down and married Robin in the show's final season.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Made in response to a difficult breakup, the work alludes to two lovers parting ways, but also to Pau’s memories of isolation as a severely asthmatic child in a notoriously polluted city, lying in bed staring at the wall and inventing stories to distract herself from the difficulty of breathing.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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People who collect rare books are book lovers, first and foremost.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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“Masher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masher. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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