"thwacker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thwackers [plural]
Etymology: From thwack + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|thwack|-er<id:agent suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} From thwack + -er., {{ety|en|:af|thwack|-er<id:agent suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English thwack 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 thwacker From thwack + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} thwacker (plural thwackers)
  1. A person who strikes a resounding blow with an object.
    Sense id: en-thwacker-en-noun-h5htP7S2 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 referencing missing etymons: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 62 38 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 62 38 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent suffix): 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 89 11
  2. A club, rod, stick, etc., used to thwack.
    Sense id: en-thwacker-en-noun-3jFFqfX8 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymon, English terms suffixed with -er (agent suffix) Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent suffix): 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: thwack

Inflected forms

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