"lacker" meaning in English

See lacker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: lackers [plural]
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  1. One who is lacking, or in want.
    Sense id: en-lacker-en-noun-X4wh1iSc Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 13 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 74 12 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 12 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: lackers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lacker (countable and uncountable, plural lackers)
  1. Obsolete spelling of lacquer. Tags: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Alternative form of: lacquer
    Sense id: en-lacker-en-noun-G39jXNs7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: lackers [present, singular, third-person], lackering [participle, present], lackered [participle, past], lackered [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} lacker (third-person singular simple present lackers, present participle lackering, simple past and past participle lackered)
  1. Obsolete spelling of lacquer. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: lacquer
    Sense id: en-lacker-en-verb-G39jXNs7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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