trouncer

trouncer
One who trounces.

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  • trouncer — a device used to scare fish into nets by its noise, e.g. iron chains or rings (Newfoundland). See also dasher, douser and thrasher …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • trouncer — n. punisher, beater; one who baffles, one who bewilders …   English contemporary dictionary

  • trouncer — trounc·er …   English syllables

  • trouncer — ˈtrau̇n(t)sə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: trounce (I) + er : one that trounces: as a. : waister …   Useful english dictionary

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  • trounce — trouncer, n. /trowns/, v.t., trounced, trouncing. 1. to beat severely; thrash. 2. to punish. 3. to defeat decisively. [1545 55; orig. uncert.] * * * …   Universalium

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