caulker
caulker noun: a person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping. Also the archaic form of corker.
Noun (1)
caulker (plural caulkers)
- A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping.
- He was one of the best caulkers around.2016, Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing, Penguin Books (2017), page 117
- A tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron.
- An alcoholic drink; a dram.
- “Will you taste, messmate?” he asked; and when I had refused: “Well, I’ll take a dram myself, Jim,” said he. “I need a caulker, for there’s trouble on hand. And talking o’ trouble, why did that doctor give me the chart, Jim?”1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC
Noun (2)
caulker (plural caulkers)
- A lime kiln.
Also used as
caulker is also the archaic form of corker.
Forms of caulker
| plural | caulkers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cauker |
| alternative form | calker |
Origin of caulker
From caulk + -er.
From Latin calcāria (lime kiln).
Questions about caulker
- What does caulker mean?
- Caulker means a person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping.
- What part of speech is caulker?
- Caulker is a noun.
- What is the plural of caulker?
- The plural of caulker is caulkers.
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