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Dasher

name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    The first reindeer of Santa Claus.
Noun
  1. 1
    A person who dashes; a fast runner.
  2. 2
    An employee of DoorDash, a San Francisco–based company that operates an online food ordering and food delivery platform.

    "DoorDash carries a commercial auto insurance policy that covers up to $1 million in bodily injury and/or property damage of its Dashers, who are considered third parties. Any accident that occurs while on an active delivery (in possession of goods to be delivered) qualifies the Dasher for coverage."

  3. 3
    That which dashes or agitates.

    "the dasher of a churn"

  4. 4
    A dashboard or splashboard. US
  5. 5
    The lower boards around the edge of the rink.
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  1. 6
    One who makes an ostentatious parade or display. archaic, colloquial

Etymology

Etymology 1

From dash + -er.

Etymology 2

* Americanized form of German Dascher. * Possibly a habitational name from Dasher near Kippen in Stirlingshire.

Etymology 3

From dasher. * (reindeer): First attested in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”.

Etymology 4

From dasher. * (reindeer): First attested in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”.

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