dasher

noun

dash·​er ˈda-shər How to pronounce dasher (audio)
plural dashers
1
: a dashing person
2
: one that dashes
3
: a device having blades for agitating a liquid or semisolid
4
ice hockey : the low wall enclosing a hockey rink : board entry 1 sense 5
specifically : the ledge at the top of the boards

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Before the law’s passage, dashers were paid by the job. William Mersey, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025 The current dasher boards are over 27 years old and have exceeded their 20-year life expectancy. Janean Sorrell, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025 The blue dasher dragonflies were most likely not migrating, according to David W. Gregg, executive director of the Rhode Island Natural History Survey. Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 29 July 2024 So cat custodians contemplating this sort of outdoor adventure should be aware of the risk of creating a door dasher. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for dasher

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of dasher was in 1773

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“Dasher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dasher. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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