plucker
/ˈplʌkə(ɹ)/
plucker noun: one who plucks.
Noun
plucker (plural pluckers)
- One who plucks.
- Irishman Vincent Pilkington is the world's fastest turkey plucker at one minute and 30 seconds. He once plucked 244 turkeys in 24 hours.2007 December, “Festive facts at Christmas”, in Cambridge News
- Thou setter up and plucker down of kings.c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
- A machine for straightening and cleaning wool.
Proper noun capitalized: Plucker
Plucker (plural Pluckers)
- A surname from German.
Forms of plucker
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pluckers |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Pluckers |
Origin of plucker
From pluck + -er.
Borrowed from German Plücker.
Words that rhyme with plucker
Questions about plucker
- What does plucker mean?
- Plucker means one who plucks.
- What part of speech is plucker?
- Plucker can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce plucker?
- Plucker is pronounced /ˈplʌkə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of plucker?
- The plural of plucker is pluckers.
Words near plucker in the dictionary
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