HyperDic: scarer

English > 1 sense of the word scarer:
NOUNartifactscarer, scarecrow, straw man, strawman, bird-scareran effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
English > scarer: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds.
Synonymsscarecrow, straw man, strawman, bird-scarer
Broadereffigy, image, simulacrumA representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
Spanishespantajo, espantapájaros, scarer
Catalanbabarota, espantall, espantaocells
Verbsscaredrive out by frightening

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