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haymaker

Syllabification: (hay·mak·er)
Pronunciation: /ˈhāˌmākər/
Definition of haymaker

noun

  • 1a person who is involved in making hay, especially one who tosses and spreads it to dry after mowing.
  • an apparatus for shaking and drying hay.
  • 2 informal a forceful blow:he caught him on the side of the head with a stinging haymaker

Derivatives

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