Home › Words › D › dethatcherdethatcherdethatcher means A device for dethatching, similar to a lawnmower but with vertical rotating blades.EtymologyFrom dethatch + -er.nounA device for dethatching, similar to a lawnmower but with vertical rotating blades.e.g.“You can also rent a power dethatcher from a tool rental company. Have them teach you how to start and run the dethatcher; most are operated much like a lawn mower.” — 1987, Lawn & garden, page 87:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dethatch 74% match — To abrade the surface of a lawn or turf in order to remove dead grass. vs dethatcher →verticut 59% match — To mow (grass) vertically, to remove thatch buildup. vs dethatcher →verticutting 59% match — An instance of mowing grass vertically, to remove thatch buildup. vs dethatcher →scarify 57% match — To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch. vs dethatcher →mulcher 56% match — A mulching mower. vs dethatcher →lawnmow 55% match — To mow a lawn. vs dethatcher →harrow 54% match — A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow. vs dethatcher →automower 53% match — An automatic lawnmower, especially (in later use) one that is robotic. vs dethatcher →