noun
an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
• Syn: ↑scarecrow, ↑straw man, ↑strawman, ↑bird-scarer
• Derivationally related forms: ↑scare
• Hypernyms: ↑effigy, ↑image, ↑simulacrum
Useful english dictionary. 2012.