"yanker" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈjæŋkɚ/ Forms: yankers [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋkə(ɹ) Etymology: From yank + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|yank|er|id2=agent noun}} yank + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} yanker (plural yankers)
  1. Someone who yanks, or gives a sudden hard pull
    Sense id: en-yanker-en-noun-qtppKTD1
  2. (Scotland) A brazen lie Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-yanker-en-noun-pSmdpIc1 Categories (other): Scottish English, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 8 47 45
  3. Someone who pranks someone, who yanks chains, such as with crank calls.
    Sense id: en-yanker-en-noun-syOvZdgn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 38 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 8 47 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 38 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 37 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: puller Related terms: yankee, pull someone's chain

Inflected forms

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          "text": "He's a yanker of braids, a tousler of bangs […]",
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      "ipa": "/ˈjæŋkɚ/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-æŋkə(ɹ)"
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  ],
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    "Rhymes:English/æŋkə(ɹ)",
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          "yanks chains",
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        ],
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          "crank call",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjæŋkɚ/"
    },
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  ],
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}

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