"clocker" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-clocker.ogg [Australia] Forms: clockers [plural]
Etymology: clock + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clock|er|id2=agent noun}} clock + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} clocker (plural clockers)
  1. A person who clocks (illegally winds back the milometer of) a motor car
    Sense id: en-clocker-en-noun-apZxVfDO
  2. (slang) A low-level drug dealer who operates on the streets. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-clocker-en-noun-x-8Fxn62 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 52 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 31 50 19
  3. (Scotland, dated) A clucking hen. Tags: Scotland, dated
    Sense id: en-clocker-en-noun-PqTpJm4h Categories (other): Scottish English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for clocker meaning in English (1.8kB)

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