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BIRD-SCARER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bird-scarer mean?
• BIRD-SCARER (noun)
The noun BIRD-SCARER has 1 sense:
1. an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
Familiarity information: BIRD-SCARER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bird-scarer; scarecrow; scarer; straw man; strawman
Hypernyms ("bird-scarer" is a kind of...):
effigy; image; simulacrum (a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture))
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