conker
/ˈkɒŋkə/
conker noun: a horse chestnut, used in the game of conkers. Also the alternative form of kankar.
Noun
conker (plural conkers)
- A horse chestnut, used in the game of conkers.
- His bald spot gleams like a burnished conker.2006, Peter Godwin, When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa
- Unboxing conkers? What on earth are you talking about? Oh wow, you really are out of the loop, aren’t you? Gen Zers are taking to TikTok to film themselves unpeeling conkers from their spiky capsules.2025 October 13, “‘Nature’s Labubu’: why are gen Z ‘unboxing’ conkers?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Also used as
conker is also the alternative form of kankar.
Synonyms of conker
Forms of conker
| plural | conkers |
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Origin of conker
As a term for horse chestnut, derived from the name of the game conkers, which came first. Theories for the original meaning include 19th-century dialect conker (“snail-shell”) (the game of conkers was originally played using snail-shells), from conch + -er, or a variant of conquer.
Words formed from conker
Phrases with conker
Words that rhyme with conker
Questions about conker
- What does conker mean?
- Conker means a horse chestnut, used in the game of conkers.
- What part of speech is conker?
- Conker is a noun.
- How do you pronounce conker?
- Conker is pronounced /ˈkɒŋkə/.
- What is the plural of conker?
- The plural of conker is conkers.
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