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pranker

pranker noun: one who dresses in a flashy manner.

Noun

pranker (plural prankers)

  1. (obsolete) One who dresses in a flashy manner.
    • a pranker or a dancer1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    prinker
  2. A prankster.

Synonyms of pranker

Forms of pranker

pluralprankers

Origin of pranker

From prank + -er.

Questions about pranker

What does pranker mean?
Pranker means one who dresses in a flashy manner.
What part of speech is pranker?
Pranker is a noun.
What is the plural of pranker?
The plural of pranker is prankers.

Words near pranker in the dictionary

  1. prank up
  2. prankage
  3. pranked
  4. prankee
  5. prankees
  6. pranker
  7. prankers
  8. prankful
  9. prankfulness
  10. prankier
  11. prankiest

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