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flakers

flakers is the plural of flaker.

Meaning of flaker

Noun

flaker (plural flakers)

  1. (kitchen) A tool or appliance used to break flakes off a piece of material or something into it.
  2. (slang) Someone who fails to meet commitments, who shows interest but then fails to follow through.

Adjective

flakers (not comparable)

  1. (UK, slang) Asleep.
    • […] was flakers on the sofa, denying Jessica her chance. She yawned.2011, Patricia Scanlan, Double Wedding, page 33

Origin of flakers

flake out + -ers

Questions about flakers

What does flakers mean?
Flakers means asleep.
What is flakers the plural of?
Flakers is the plural of flaker.
What part of speech is flakers?
Flakers is an adjective.

Words near flakers in the dictionary

  1. flakelet
  2. flakelets
  3. flakelike
  4. flakeproof
  5. flaker
  6. flakers
  7. flakes
  8. flakes down
  9. flakes off
  10. flakes out
  11. flakey

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