licker
US/ˈlɪkɚ/
licker noun: someone or something that licks. Also the eye dialect spelling of liquor.
Noun
licker (plural lickers)
- Someone or something that licks.
- When the back of the stamp is licked the first result is to leave on the tongue of the licker an unpleasant coating which demands the instant application of water to wash it off.1913 March 20, The Sun, Sydney, page 6, column 6
- […] and enjoy wide-open views of St. Kilda beach and its passing parade of in-line skaters, skateboarders, dog walkers, and ice-cream lickers.2019, Fodor's Essential Australia
Also used as
licker is also the eye dialect spelling of liquor.
Forms of licker
| plural | lickers |
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Origin of licker
From Middle English likkere, lykkare, equivalent to lick + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Läkker, Dutch likker, German Low German Licker, German Lecker.
See liquor.
Words formed from licker
Phrases with licker
Words that rhyme with licker
Questions about licker
- What does licker mean?
- Licker means someone or something that licks.
- What part of speech is licker?
- Licker is a noun.
- How do you pronounce licker?
- Licker is pronounced /ˈlɪkɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of licker?
- The plural of licker is lickers.
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