"tacker" meaning in English

See tacker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: tackers [plural]
Etymology: tack + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tack|er}} tack + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} tacker (plural tackers)
  1. A person who, or device that tacks.
    Sense id: en-tacker-en-noun-oxszZZrx Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: tackers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tacker (plural tackers)
  1. (Australia, Devon, Cornwall, colloquial) A young child, especially a boy. Tags: Australia, Cornwall, Devon, colloquial
    Sense id: en-tacker-en-noun-~MJMsRGm Categories (other): Australian English, Cornish English, Devonian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for tacker meaning in English (1.6kB)

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