scarer

scare

S0124600 (skâr)v. scared, scar·ing, scares v.tr. To strike with sudden fear; alarm. See Synonyms at frighten.v.intr. To become frightened: a child who scares easily.n.1. A condition or sensation of sudden fear: That mask gave me a real scare.2. A general state of alarm; a panic: a bomb scare that necessitated evacuating the building.adj. Serving or intended to frighten people: scare stories; scare tactics.Phrasal Verb: scare up Informal To gather or prepare with considerable effort or ingenuity: managed to scare up some folding chairs for the unexpected crowd.

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[Middle English skerren, scaren, from Old Norse skirra, from skjarr, timid.]

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scar′er n.

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scarer - an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seedsbird-scarer, scarecrow, straw man, strawmaneffigy, simulacrum, image - a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone"