SCARER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scarer mean? 

• SCARER (noun)
  The noun SCARER has 1 sense:

1. an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

  Familiarity information: SCARER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCARER (noun)

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 ("scarer" is a kind of...):

effigy; image; simulacrum (a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture))

Derivation:

scare (cause fear in)