Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Thrasher \Thrash"er\, Thresher \Thresh"er\, n.
   1. One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing
      machine.

   2. (Zo["o]l.) A large and voracious shark ({Alopias vulpes}),
      remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its
      tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is
      found both upon the American and the European coasts.
      Called also {fox shark}, {sea ape}, {sea fox}, {slasher},
      {swingle-tail}, and {thrasher shark}.

   3. (Zo["o]l.) A name given to the brown thrush and other
      allied species. See {Brown thrush}.

   {Sage thrasher}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Sage}.

   {Thrasher whale} (Zo["o]l.), the common killer of the
      Atlantic.