"spanker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /spæŋkə/ [UK], /spæŋkɚ/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spanker.wav Forms: spankers [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋkə(ɹ) Etymology: From spank + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spank|er}} spank + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} spanker (plural spankers)
  1. Someone who spanks. Categories (topical): Musicians, People Translations (someone who spanks): pugfrapadanto (Esperanto), pugfrapadantino (Esperanto), piiskaaja (Finnish), fesseur [masculine] (French), fesseuse [feminine] (French), castigatore [masculine] (Italian), punitore [masculine] (Italian), che sculaccia (Italian)
    Sense id: en-spanker-en-noun-dAjWwMb5 Disambiguation of Musicians: 16 16 16 23 2 19 1 5 2 Disambiguation of People: 23 0 21 19 3 19 0 14 0 Disambiguation of 'someone who spanks': 76 6 2 6 2 7 0 0 1
  2. An instrument used to give someone a spanking or spank, such as a paddle. Categories (topical): Musicians
    Sense id: en-spanker-en-noun-hFpIeCxY Disambiguation of Musicians: 16 16 16 23 2 19 1 5 2
  3. (nautical) A fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail on the aft-most mast of a square-rigged vessel. Categories (topical): Nautical, Musicians, People Categories (lifeform): Horses Synonyms (gaff-rigged sail): blooper, tallboy Translations (fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail): ē kah-ko [Hokkien] (Chinese), randa [feminine] (Italian), бизань (bizanʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-spanker-en-noun-QhdxeQvs Disambiguation of Musicians: 16 16 16 23 2 19 1 5 2 Disambiguation of People: 23 0 21 19 3 19 0 14 0 Disambiguation of Horses: 4 8 37 5 7 13 8 12 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 8 33 6 13 18 1 15 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 9 9 28 7 18 13 2 9 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 8 45 4 8 13 2 10 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 8 33 9 7 21 1 15 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 5 39 3 6 22 1 17 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 6 7 35 4 20 12 2 10 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 8 34 5 17 12 2 10 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 11 35 8 10 13 2 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 5 9 33 4 20 12 2 10 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 9 40 5 9 14 2 11 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 8 44 4 8 13 2 10 4 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'gaff-rigged sail': 3 8 67 3 4 6 0 7 2 Disambiguation of 'fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail': 2 5 77 2 3 5 0 5 1
  4. (dated, music) A musician who plays his instrument well. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Music, Musicians, People
    Sense id: en-spanker-en-noun-gXiV4-fq Disambiguation of Musicians: 16 16 16 23 2 19 1 5 2 Disambiguation of People: 23 0 21 19 3 19 0 14 0 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  5. (obsolete, UK, dialect) A small coin. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete Categories (topical): Coins
    Sense id: en-spanker-en-noun-uwNpfDyx Disambiguation of Coins: 5 10 20 5 41 8 1 6 3 Categories (other): British English
  6. (dated) One who takes long, quick strides in walking. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Musicians, People
    Sense id: en-spanker-en-noun-8pYWBOUD Disambiguation of Musicians: 16 16 16 23 2 19 1 5 2 Disambiguation of People: 23 0 21 19 3 19 0 14 0
  7. (dated) A swift horse. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-spanker-en-noun-0F6BBWWY
  8. (dated, slang) Something very large, or larger than usual; a whopper. Tags: dated, slang Categories (topical): People, Size
    Sense id: en-spanker-en-noun-FZ6~2V1o Disambiguation of People: 23 0 21 19 3 19 0 14 0 Disambiguation of Size: 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 71 0
  9. (dated, slang) Something splendid; a fine example of its kind. Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-spanker-en-noun-4BoaeMYt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: plank spanker, spankermast

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
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          "kind": "lifeform",
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          "name": "Horses",
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            "Livestock",
            "Odd-toed ungulates",
            "Agriculture",
            "Animals",
            "Mammals",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Vertebrates",
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        {
          "ref": "1839, Charlotte Elizabeth, Glimpses of the Past:",
          "text": "beyond the broad white wing of the spanker sail",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail on the aft-most mast of a square-rigged vessel."
      ],
      "id": "en-spanker-en-noun-QhdxeQvs",
      "links": [
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "fore-and-aft",
          "fore-and-aft"
        ],
        [
          "gaff",
          "gaff"
        ],
        [
          "sail",
          "sail"
        ],
        [
          "aft",
          "aft"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical) A fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail on the aft-most mast of a square-rigged vessel."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 8 67 3 4 6 0 7 2",
          "sense": "gaff-rigged sail",
          "word": "blooper"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 8 67 3 4 6 0 7 2",
          "sense": "gaff-rigged sail",
          "word": "tallboy"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
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          "code": "nan-hbl",
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          "sense": "fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail",
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          "word": "ē kah-ko"
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          "_dis1": "2 5 77 2 3 5 0 5 1",
          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail",
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          "word": "randa"
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          "_dis1": "2 5 77 2 3 5 0 5 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bizanʹ",
          "sense": "fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail",
          "word": "бизань"
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          "name": "Music",
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            "Society",
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        "A musician who plays his instrument well."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated, music) A musician who plays his instrument well."
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
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          "_dis": "5 10 20 5 41 8 1 6 3",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Coins",
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          "parents": [
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            "Business",
            "Economics",
            "Society",
            "Social sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
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          "ref": "1772, The Town and Country Magazine, volume 4, page 344:",
          "text": "Egad, Jack, I am glad to see you, for I want a few spankers.",
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        }
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        "A small coin."
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        "(obsolete, UK, dialect) A small coin."
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        "A swift horse."
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        "(dated) A swift horse."
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      "glosses": [
        "Something very large, or larger than usual; a whopper."
      ],
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          "whopper",
          "whopper"
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        "(dated, slang) Something very large, or larger than usual; a whopper."
      ],
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        "slang"
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        {
          "ref": "2015, Alan Bennett, The Lady in the Van:",
          "text": "I like the new vehicle. A real spanker. Not a mark on it. Particularly as regards the bodywork.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2002, Catherine Cookson, The Silent Lady:",
          "text": "Well, you would say […] you didn't know what kind of carpet it was. It could be from Timbuktu or John O'Groats or anywhere else. But Dixon seems to know his stuff, and he said it's a spanker and that he would've had it himself, only it's too big for his front room.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Something splendid; a fine example of its kind."
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          "splendid"
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      ],
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        "(dated, slang) Something splendid; a fine example of its kind."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "slang"
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    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/spæŋkɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
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    {
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    }
  ],
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}
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    },
    {
      "word": "spankermast"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "spank",
        "3": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "spank + -er",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From spank + -er.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spankers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "spanker (plural spankers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Someone who spanks."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spank",
          "spank"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An instrument used to give someone a spanking or spank, such as a paddle."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "instrument",
          "instrument"
        ],
        [
          "paddle",
          "paddle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Nautical"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1839, Charlotte Elizabeth, Glimpses of the Past:",
          "text": "beyond the broad white wing of the spanker sail",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail on the aft-most mast of a square-rigged vessel."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "fore-and-aft",
          "fore-and-aft"
        ],
        [
          "gaff",
          "gaff"
        ],
        [
          "sail",
          "sail"
        ],
        [
          "aft",
          "aft"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical) A fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail on the aft-most mast of a square-rigged vessel."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "en:Music"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A musician who plays his instrument well."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "musician",
          "musician"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated, music) A musician who plays his instrument well."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English dialectal terms",
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1772, The Town and Country Magazine, volume 4, page 344:",
          "text": "Egad, Jack, I am glad to see you, for I want a few spankers.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A small coin."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "coin",
          "coin"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, UK, dialect) A small coin."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "dialectal",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One who takes long, quick strides in walking."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stride",
          "stride"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) One who takes long, quick strides in walking."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A swift horse."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "swift",
          "swift"
        ],
        [
          "horse",
          "horse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) A swift horse."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something very large, or larger than usual; a whopper."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "whopper",
          "whopper"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated, slang) Something very large, or larger than usual; a whopper."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "English slang",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2015, Alan Bennett, The Lady in the Van:",
          "text": "I like the new vehicle. A real spanker. Not a mark on it. Particularly as regards the bodywork.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2002, Catherine Cookson, The Silent Lady:",
          "text": "Well, you would say […] you didn't know what kind of carpet it was. It could be from Timbuktu or John O'Groats or anywhere else. But Dixon seems to know his stuff, and he said it's a spanker and that he would've had it himself, only it's too big for his front room.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something splendid; a fine example of its kind."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "splendid",
          "splendid"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated, slang) Something splendid; a fine example of its kind."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spæŋkə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spæŋkɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋkə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "gaff-rigged sail",
      "word": "blooper"
    },
    {
      "sense": "gaff-rigged sail",
      "word": "tallboy"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "someone who spanks",
      "word": "pugfrapadanto"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "someone who spanks",
      "word": "pugfrapadantino"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone who spanks",
      "word": "piiskaaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "someone who spanks",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fesseur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "someone who spanks",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fesseuse"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone who spanks",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "castigatore"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone who spanks",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "punitore"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone who spanks",
      "word": "che sculaccia"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "ē kah-ko"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "randa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bizanʹ",
      "sense": "fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail",
      "word": "бизань"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spanker"
}

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