grasser

See also: Grasser

English

Etymology

grass +‎ -er

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 2021 June 14:

     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 2021 November 4

Synonyms

• (grass carp) grassie, grassy

Related terms

• long-grasser

Anagrams

• Grasers, grasers, regrass

Latin

Verb

grasser

1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of grassor