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clocker

clocker noun: a person who clocks (illegally winds back the milometer of) a motor car.

Noun

clocker (plural clockers)

  1. A person who clocks (illegally winds back the milometer of) a motor car
  2. (slang) A low-level drug dealer who operates on the streets.
  3. (Scotland, dated) A clucking hen.

Forms of clocker

pluralclockers

Origin of clocker

From clock + -er.

Questions about clocker

What does clocker mean?
Clocker means a person who clocks (illegally winds back the milometer of) a motor car.
What part of speech is clocker?
Clocker is a noun.
What is the plural of clocker?
The plural of clocker is clockers.

Words near clocker in the dictionary

  1. clocked on
  2. clocked onto
  3. clocked out
  4. clocked the tea
  5. clocked up
  6. clocker
  7. clockers
  8. clockes
  9. clockface
  10. clockfaces
  11. Clockgate

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