dasher
/ˈdæʃə(ɹ)/noun
dasher is spelled D-A-S-H-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dasher means “A person who dashes; a fast runner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dasher is dashers.
How many letters and syllables are in dasher?
| Letters | 6: D-A-S-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 63,645th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dasher?
Dasher appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dasher?
- UK /ˈdæʃə(ɹ)/
Dasher has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-Dasher.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dasher?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dasher from its last stressed vowel (/æʃə/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: shared, shader.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dasher
- dashers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dasher mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who dashes; a fast runner.
- 2
That which dashes or agitates.
the dasher of a churn
- 3
USA dashboard or splashboard.
- 4
The lower boards around the edge of the rink.
- 5
archaiccolloquialOne who makes an ostentatious parade or display.
noun
- 1
Synonym of DoorDasher.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dasher in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense One who makes an ostentatious parade:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | jactancioso |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dasher come from?
From dash + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).