"tacker" meaning in English

See tacker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: tackers [plural]
Etymology: From tack + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|tack|-er<id:agent suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} From tack + -er., {{ety|en|:af|tack|-er<id:agent suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English tack Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere ▲ Latin -ārius Old French -ierbor. Middle English -er English -er English tacker From tack + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tacker (plural tackers)
  1. A person who, or device that tacks (in various senses).
    Sense id: en-tacker-en-noun-~DD~Pobp Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent suffix), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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