rasher

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a commercially important fish of the Pacific coast of North America
  2. adjective imprudently incurring risk; - George Meredith
  3. adjective marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; ; -Macaulay

Etymology

From rash + -er.

In classic literature

Synonyms

vermillion rockfish, Sebastodes miniatus

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