"GET A BETTER DICTIONARY"
hasher5, this has turned into an interesting project, trying to find the word "hasher" in a dictionary; so far, I have failed, but more on that in a moment.
First, I was not aware of the Hash Harriers, and was more than surprised by the size of the organization. Second, I don't dispute that many thousands of people worldwide consider themselves "hashers". My interest is the lexicology because of your statement about getting a better dictionary.
I have done a bit of "google-ing", and discovered that "hasher" is seemingly used as a term for a specific type of computer program, but this still puzzles me about not finding it as a dictionary word.
In desperation, to provide a thought-provoking, if not punny, answer to your challenge, I sought out the advice of a reference librarian friend who did some on-line dictionary searches for me. To my amazement, a search was done of 739 on-line dictionaries, all to no avail. So I asked where might one find the definitive answer. The response was that a search should be made of the Oxford English Dictionary, but that on-line access is by paid subscription, such as corporations and (some) public libraries have.
In the furtherance of this thread's tradition of hurling legitimate insults, I now turn your challenge back to you -- it is not a question of finding a better dictionary, it is a question of finding any dictionary. I don't doubt that the word exists somewhere, and finding its lexicon should be interesting.
Short of self-defined terms from the Hash Harriers, could you find a dictionary that contains the word "hasher"?
AK
p.s. I will see if I can get access to the Oxford English Dictionary to see if "hasher" is defined there.
p.p.s. Talk to you later, "Bud".
AI
