broacher

English

Etymology

broach +‎ -er

Noun

broacher (plural broachers)

  1. A spit; a broach.
    • Dryden
      On five sharp broachers ranked, the roast they turned.
  2. One who broaches, opens, or utters; a first publisher or promoter.
    • Atterbury
      some such broacher of heresy

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for broacher in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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