trasher

trasher
 n.— «One who understands that type of approach is Gary Martin, the building trades instructor at the CDC. In his third year of teaching at the school, Martin is a 35-year veteran of the industry. “I think this is a viable trade,” he said. “Having been in the trade myself, I can say there are a lot of what I call ‘trashers’ out there—a lot of wannabe’s who can’t really do the job.» —“Recruiting youth” by Tony Kindelspire Daily Times-Call (Longmont, Colo.) Dec. 25, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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