gnasher

English

Etymology

From gnash +‎ -er.

Noun

gnasher (plural gnashers)

1. One who gnashes the teeth.
2. (colloquial) A tooth.
   • 1993, Alethea Helbig with Agnes Perkins, Children's Literature Association, The Phoenix Award of the Children's Literature Association, 1985-1989, page 85:

     Teeth for the ladies; teeth for the gentlemen — at upwards of two pound ten a gnasher"

   • 1999 June 19, “Holy molar's, look at this gnasher!; MAMMOTH TOOTH DISCOVERED”, in Coventry Evening Telegraph:

     COUNTRY park ranger Bob Thurston could hardly believe his luck when he casually asked bosses at the gravel quarry next door whether any interesting old

   • 2005 November 2, “Bidders to get bite at Napoleon's gnasher”, in Europe Intelligence Wire:

Anagrams

• Greshan, Hagners, Hangers, hangers, rehangs