basher
Verbal assault committer
A basher is someone who attacks—physically or verbally.
A gay basher assaults homosexuals.
A Bible basher (or Bible thumper) aggressively promotes Christianity.
The word often appears in compounds: union basher, immigrant basher.
In British slang, a basher can simply mean an enthusiast or worker: square basher (military drill recruit), bin basher (garbage collector).
One who attacks another
- thugViolent criminal
- muggerOne who robs violently
- brawlerHabitual fist-fighter
- bruiserLarge, intimidating fighter
hooligan · goon · enforcer · hoodlum · gangster · raider · intruder · aggressor
One who diminishes
- disparagerOne who belittles others
- faultfinderOne who criticizes constantly
- nitpickerOne who criticizes trivial details
- knockerDoor-mounted striking device
carper · censurer · denigrator · slanderer · hater · troll · naysayer · mudslinger
One who breaks forcefully
- wreckerVehicle that removes others
- demolisherOne who destroys structures
- crusherDevice reducing solids smaller
- breakerWave that collapses shoreward
vandal · saboteur · destroyer · sledgehammer · battering · ramming · pounding · smashing
Stiff straw hat
assailant
One who attacks another
bruiser · hooligan · goon · enforcer · hoodlum · gangster · raider · intruder · aggressor · ruffian
detractor
One who diminishes
- disparagerOne who belittles others
- faultfinderOne who criticizes constantly
- nitpickerOne who criticizes trivial details
knocker · carper · censurer · denigrator · slanderer · hater · troll · naysayer · mudslinger · attacker
smasher
One who breaks forcefully
- wreckerVehicle that removes others
- demolisherOne who destroys structures
- crusherDevice reducing solids smaller
breaker · vandal · saboteur · destroyer · sledgehammer · battering · ramming · pounding · smashing · wrecking
boater
Stiff straw hat
devotee
Zealous admirer or follower
- fanaticOverly zealous person
- aficionadoKnowledgeable, passionate follower
- buffAvid fan; also burnish
zealot · addict · junkie · nut · freak · fiend · maniac · lover · partisan · champion
- Lemmingslemming, lemmings, blocker, bomber, builder
- criticscritic, critics, criticizer, criticizers, faultfinder
- grumpsgrouch, grump, curmudgeon, sourpuss, crank
bashergentle soul
Naturally kind person
peacemaker · pacifist · diplomat · conciliator · mediator
- birthday bashCelebration of birth anniversary
- bash inDestroy by impact
- have a bash
- bashed aboutStruck repeatedly, roughly handled
- beer bashInformal drinking party
- gay bashingAttacking perceived homosexuals
bash, bashful, bashing, bashed, bashfulness, abashed, bashes, bashfully, abashment