"chunker" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: chunkers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌŋkə(ɹ) Etymology: chunky + -er (Oxford -er) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chunky|er|id2=Oxford|pos2=Oxford -er}} chunky + -er (Oxford -er) Head templates: {{en-noun}} chunker (plural chunkers)
  1. (informal) An obese or overweight person Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-chunker-en-noun-tkHEBHUg Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (Oxford)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: chunkers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌŋkə(ɹ) Etymology: chunk (“divide into chunks”) + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chunk|er|id2=agent noun|t1=divide into chunks}} chunk (“divide into chunks”) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} chunker (plural chunkers)
  1. (computational linguistics) A software tool for dividing text into chunks. Categories (topical): Computational linguistics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Forms: chunkers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌŋkə(ɹ) Etymology: Onomatopoeic, or from chunk (“throw”), with -er. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeia|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-noun}} chunker (plural chunkers)
  1. (US military, slang) An M79 grenade launcher. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Military, Obesity, Weapons
    Sense id: en-chunker-en-noun-hYTWijfe Disambiguation of Obesity: 36 8 55 Disambiguation of Weapons: 4 22 74 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 15 81 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 5 11 84 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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