"flaker" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfleɪkə/ [UK], /ˈfleɪkɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flaker.wav [Southern-England] Forms: flakers [plural]
enPR: flāʹkə [US], flāʹkər [US] Rhymes: -eɪkə(ɹ) Etymology: flake + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flake|er|id2=agent noun}} flake + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} flaker (plural flakers)
  1. (archaeology, chemistry, kitchen) A tool or appliance used to break flakes off a piece of material or something into it. Categories (topical): Archaeology, Chemistry, Tools
    Sense id: en-flaker-en-noun-cGHn3uQo Disambiguation of Tools: 75 25 Topics: archaeology, chemistry, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (slang) Someone who fails to meet commitments, who shows interest but then fails to follow through. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-flaker-en-noun-nNrenWTu Disambiguation of People: 34 66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 42 58

Inflected forms

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