"husker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhʌskɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-husker.ogg Forms: huskers [plural]
Etymology: From husk + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|husk|er}} husk + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} husker (plural huskers)
  1. One who husks (as one who removes the husks, leaves, from ears of corn).
    Sense id: en-husker-en-noun-puR~5ml7
  2. (US, slang) A fan or supporter of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the sports teams of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Fans (people), People
    Sense id: en-husker-en-noun-~m0qR2Nt Disambiguation of Fans (people): 31 69 Disambiguation of People: 33 67 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 19 73 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 73 2 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rice husker

Inflected forms

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