1. a figure made to look like a person, set up in a field to frighten birds away from crops
2. a person who is very thin or poorly dressed
Usage: informal

Examples

• The farmer put up a scarecrow in his cornfield.
• The old scarecrow’s clothes were tattered and faded.
• Birds quickly learned that the scarecrow wasn’t real.
• She made a scarecrow using old clothes and straw.
• The scarecrow stood guard over the vegetable garden.
• After losing weight, he looked like a scarecrow in his oversized suit.