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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hay•mak•er (hā′mā′kər),USA pronunciation n. - Agriculturea person or machine that cuts hay and spreads it to dry.
- Slang Termsa punch delivered with great force, esp. one that results in a knockout.
- 1400–50; 1910–15 for def. 2; late Middle English heymakere. See hay, maker
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: haymaker /ˈheɪˌmeɪkə/ n - a person who helps to cut, turn, toss, spread, or carry hay
- Also called: hay conditioner either of two machines, one designed to crush stems of hay, the other to break and bend them, in order to cause more rapid and even drying
- slang a wild swinging punch
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