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Definition of Scarer
1. Noun. An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds.
Generic synonyms: Effigy, Image, Simulacrum
Derivative terms: Scare
Definition of Scarer
1. Noun. One who, or that which, scares. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scarer
1. one that scares [n -S] - See also: scares
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scarer
Literary usage of Scarer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. England: Its People, Polity, and Pursuits by Thomas Hay Sweet Escott (1885)
"When he commences life as an agricultural labourer, it will probably be not in
the capacity of scarer—bird-scaring is now generally done by inanimate ..."
2. England: its people, polity and pursuits by Thomas Hay Sweet Escott (1881)
"When he commences life as an agricultural labourer, it will probably be not in
the capacity of scarer—bird-scaring is now generally done by inanimate ..."
3. An Introduction to the Popular Religion and Folklore of Northern India by William Crooke (1894)
"The letter from a Eaja is spotted with gold-leaf as a preservative, partly to
divert the glance of fascination and partly because gold is a scarer of demons ..."
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