"whacker" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwækə(ɹ)/, /ˈʍækə(ɹ)/ Forms: whackers [plural]
Etymology: whack + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|whack|er}} whack + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} whacker (plural whackers)
  1. One who, or something which, whacks.
    Sense id: en-whacker-en-noun-Q2C4~8jp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 16 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 68 16 16
  2. (informal) Synonym of whopper (“anything large”) Tags: informal Synonyms: whopper [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-whacker-en-noun-T1sTNE09
  3. (informal) Synonym of whopper (“an outrageous or blatant lie”) Tags: informal Synonyms: whopper [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-whacker-en-noun-6H2ECosF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Packer whacker, weed whacker, weedwhacker

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for whacker meaning in All languages combined (2.4kB)

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