noun
crusher
KRUH-shuh
noun
1
A machine used to break rocks or other hard materials into smaller pieces.
"The quarry's crusher reduces boulders to gravel within seconds."
2
Someone or something overwhelming or decisive.
"That defeat was a real crusher for the team's title hopes."
How to Use Crusher
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsually an industrial machine for breaking rock, or informally something that has a devastating effect.
Word Forms
crushers plural, Crushers plural
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Etymology
Formed from crush plus the agent suffix -er, meaning "a thing that crushes".