"tacker" meaning in All languages combined

See tacker on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: tackers [plural]
Etymology: From tack + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|tack|-er|text=+|tree=1}} From tack + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tacker (plural tackers)
  1. A person who, or device that tacks (in various senses).
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: tackers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tacker (plural tackers)
  1. (Australia, Devon, Cornwall, colloquial) A young child, especially a boy. Tags: Australia, Cornwall, Devon, colloquial
    Sense id: en-tacker-en-noun-~MJMsRGm Categories (other): Australian English, Cornish English, Devonian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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