"jerker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jerkers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)kə(ɹ) Etymology: jerk + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|jerk|er}} jerk + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} jerker (plural jerkers)
  1. A North American river chub, a hornyhead chub (Nocomis biguttatus). Categories (lifeform): Leuciscine fish
    Sense id: en-jerker-en-noun-4yJnlymk Disambiguation of Leuciscine fish: 98 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 92 8
  2. Someone or something that jerks.
    Sense id: en-jerker-en-noun-buVYempC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: circle jerker, soda jerker, tear-jerker

Inflected forms

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