"cranker" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: crank (adjective) + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|crank|er|id2=comparative|pos1=adjective}} crank (adjective) + -er Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} cranker
  1. comparative form of crank: more crank Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: crank (extra: more crank)
    Sense id: en-cranker-en-adj-M8HVySpM Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (comparative) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (comparative): 65 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: crankers [plural]
Etymology: crank (verb) + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|crank|er|id2=agent noun|pos1=verb}} crank (verb) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} cranker (plural crankers)
  1. One who operates a crank.
    Sense id: en-cranker-en-noun-5mr3jTka Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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