1. a person who attacks or criticizes someone or something harshly
Usage: informal
2. a person who hits or strikes something repeatedly
Usage: informal

Examples

• The politician was known as a media basher who constantly criticized journalists.
• He became a corporate basher after losing his job in the layoffs.
• The union leader was labeled a management basher by company executives.
• She’s not just a critic but a real basher of modern art.
• The demolition crew needed a good basher to break down the old walls.
• He was quite the basher when it came to smashing old furniture for firewood.