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haymaker
noun hay·mak·er \-ˌmā-kər\
: a powerful hit with the fist : a very hard punch
Full Definition of HAYMAKER
: a powerful blow
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First Known Use of HAYMAKER
1902
Related to HAYMAKER
- Synonyms
- bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, biff, bop, box, buffet, bust, chop, clap, clip, clout, crack, cuff, dab, douse [British], fillip, hack, 1blow, hit, hook, knock, larrup [dialect], lash, lick, pelt, pick, plump, poke, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, spank, stinger, stripe, stroke, swat, swipe, switch, thud, thump, thwack, wallop, welt, whack, wham, whop (also whap)
Rhymes with HAYMAKER
backbreaker, bookmaker, caretaker, carmaker, comaker, dressmaker, drugmaker, filmmaker, gill raker, glassmaker, groundbreaker, grubstaker, hatmaker, heartbreaker, homemaker, housebreaker, icebreaker, jawbreaker, kingmaker, lawbreaker, lawmaker, mapmaker, matchmaker, mistaker, muckraker, mythmaker, noisemaker, oddsmaker, pacemaker, peacemaker, phrasemaker, platemaker, playmaker, Poundmaker, printmaker, rainmaker, sailmaker, saltshaker, shirtmaker, shoemaker, snowmaker, steelmaker, strikebreaker, tastemaker, tiebreaker, toolmaker, trailbreaker, watchmaker, winemaker, wiseacre
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