laugher

noun

laugh·​er ˈla-fər How to pronounce laugher (audio)
ˈlä-
1
: one that laughs
2
: something (such as a game) that is easily won or handled

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The hosts trailed 20-8 when Dutcher made his hands into a T … and responded with a 40-4 run to turn catastrophe into celebration, lethargy into laugher. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025 Travis Kelce caught one of those touchdowns, and later threw a scoring pass to Byron Pringle in the fourth quarter as the Chiefs won a laugher. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025 The Broncos’ most successful regular season since Peyton Manning hung up his six-shooter ended with a historic, and emphatic laugher. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025 Henry scored two touchdowns in a three-plus-minute span of the fourth quarter to turn the game into a laugher. Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for laugher 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of laugher was in the 15th century

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“Laugher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugher. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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