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cranker

cranker noun: one who operates a crank. Also the comparative form of crank.

Noun

cranker (plural crankers)

  1. One who operates a crank.
    • Be careful now, for auto crankers sometimes get broken arms. You take a firm grip on the crank, pull the choke wire and whirl the crank like the very devil.1947, The Railway Clerk, volume 46, page 298

Also used as

cranker is also the comparative form of crank.

Forms of cranker

pluralcrankers

Origin of cranker

From crank (verb) + -er.

From crank (adjective) + -er.

Questions about cranker

What does cranker mean?
Cranker means one who operates a crank.
What part of speech is cranker?
Cranker is a noun.
What is the plural of cranker?
The plural of cranker is crankers.

Words near cranker in the dictionary

  1. cranked one's hog
  2. cranked out
  3. cranked the handle
  4. cranked the hog
  5. cranked up
  6. cranker
  7. crankers
  8. crankery
  9. crankest
  10. crankhandle
  11. crankhandles

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