Flesher

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who removes the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.
  2. 2
    A butcher. Scotland
  3. 3
    A tool used to remove the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
butcherscraper

Etymology

Etymology 1

From flesh (verb) + -er.

Etymology 2

From flesh (noun) + -er.

Etymology 3

* As an English occupational surname, from the noun flesher. Sometimes confused with Fletcher. * As a German surname, Americanized from Fleischer.

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