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plunker

plunker noun: an angler who throws bait into the water and waits on the shore, rather than fishing from a boat.

Noun

plunker (plural plunkers)

  1. An angler who throws bait into the water and waits on the shore, rather than fishing from a boat.

Forms of plunker

pluralplunkers

Origin of plunker

From plunk + -er.

Questions about plunker

What does plunker mean?
Plunker means an angler who throws bait into the water and waits on the shore, rather than fishing from a boat.
What part of speech is plunker?
Plunker is a noun.
What is the plural of plunker?
The plural of plunker is plunkers.

Words near plunker in the dictionary

  1. plungingly
  2. plungings
  3. Plungė
  4. plunk
  5. plunked
  6. plunker
  7. plunkers
  8. plunket
  9. plunkets
  10. Plunkett
  11. Plunketts

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