grasser

grasser

See also: Grasser

English

Etymology

    From grass + -er.

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    Noun

    grasser (plural grassers)

    1. (British, slang) A grass; an informer.
    2. (historical) An extra or temporary worker in a printing-office.
    3. (recreational fishing) A grass carp; a white amur.
      • 2003 June 30, David Lee, “Flathead Frenzy”, in alt.fishing.catfish[1] (Usenet):
        This grasser had to be pushing 45-50 lb.
      • 2021, Drew Ross, “Pro Tips: How to Catch Grass Carp on the Fly”, in Orvis.com[2], archived from the original on 14 June 2021:
        Obviously if you see a grasser eat something–a bee, wasp, or mayfly–go that way fast!
      • 2021, TexasRoughFishing, “Just a grasser! Caught on bread from a park pond in Windsor, Colorado.”, in Reddit.com[3], archived from the original on 4 November 2021

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    Verb

    grasser

    1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of grassor