laugher

noun

laugh·​er ˈla-fər How to pronounce laugher (audio)
ˈlä-
1
: one that laughs
2
: something (such as a game) that is easily won or handled

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Tiger won the final leg of the slam in an eight-shot romp at St. Andrews one month after getting the third piece — a 15-shot laugher at Pebble Beach. Justin Ray, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 Their second laugher in three games against the Rockies extended the Padres’ best start at home to 10-0 and improved their MLB-best record to 13-3. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025 Sandra Bullock's 2000 laugher Miss Congeniality, Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe's The Nice Guys, and Nicolas Cage's The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent are all bowing out, too, by month's end. Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025 The path to improve from that 9-1 aggregate laugher was bound to require reinforcement from within the league. Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for laugher

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of laugher was in the 15th century

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“Laugher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugher. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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