"Tucker" meaning in English

See Tucker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈtʌkə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈtʌkɚ/ [US] Forms: Tuckers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌkə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-prop|~}} Tucker (countable and uncountable, plural Tuckers)
  1. A south-western English surname originating as an occupation; equivalent to Fuller. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Tucker-en-name-TGxnQcaQ Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Tucker-en-name-dckRnzkL Categories (other): English given names, English male given names
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jefferson County, Arkansas.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in Arkansas, USA, Places in Arkansas, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Arkansas, USA
    Sense id: en-Tucker-en-name-PQ~aHiXK
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    A city in DeKalb County, Georgia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Georgia, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Georgia, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Tucker-en-name-E1pxLCRv
  5. A number of places in the United States:
    A census-designated place in Neshoba County, Mississippi.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in Mississippi, USA, Places in Mississippi, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Tucker-en-name-NvA9KhJU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 3 10 10 31 10 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 3 10 10 32 10 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 10 10 32 10 32
  6. A number of places in the United States:
    An extinct town in Ripley County, Missouri.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Tucker-en-name-ylufpZO5 Categories (other): Former settlements
  7. A number of places in the United States:
    A ghost town in Utah County, Utah.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Ghost towns in Utah, USA, Ghost towns in the United States, Places in Utah, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Tucker-en-name-FObUadHY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 3 10 10 31 10 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 3 10 10 32 10 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 10 10 32 10 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Tucker County

Inflected forms

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