"jacker" meaning in English

See jacker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒækə(ɹ)/ Forms: jackers [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English jack Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English jacker From jack + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|jack|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English jack Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English jacker [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzijos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "jacker", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="jacker"> From jack + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} jacker (plural jackers)
  1. (colloquial) A robber; a carjacker. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-jacker-en-noun-EDaUCIqv Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 95 5 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 95 5 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 53 6 41 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 95 5
  2. (colloquial) A computer hacker or pirate. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-jacker-en-noun-3~qCs8qL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hijack, jacker-off
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒækə(ɹ)/ Forms: jackers [plural]
Etymology: See jacklight + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|jacklight|er|id2=agent noun}} jacklight + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} jacker (plural jackers)
  1. (archaic) One who hunts at night using a jacklight. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-jacker-en-noun-2CzqkLhp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒækə(ɹ)/ Forms: jackers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} jacker (plural jackers)
  1. (Cornwall) A Cornishman. Tags: Cornwall Synonyms: Cousin Jack
    Sense id: en-jacker-en-noun-Gg5ZwWyT Categories (other): Cornish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 1 25 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 22 3 16 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 1 19 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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