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punker

punker noun: synonym of punk (“a musician known for playing punk rock or a fan of the genre”). Also the archaic form of punkah.

Noun

punker (plural punkers)

  1. (dated, slang) Synonym of punk (“a musician known for playing punk rock or a fan of the genre”).
    • Four big hippie bikers were out there drinking & eyeing up the punkers.1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
    • And famous punker Joe Strummer figures prominently in Mercury's life.1988 July 29, Diana Spinrad, “Burnin' With the 8 Ball”, in Chicago Reader
    Synonyms:
    punk

Also used as

punker is also the archaic form of punkah.

Synonyms of punker

Forms of punker

pluralpunkers

Origin of punker

From punk + -er.

Words formed from punker

Words that rhyme with punker

Questions about punker

What does punker mean?
Punker means synonym of punk (“a musician known for playing punk rock or a fan of the genre”).
What part of speech is punker?
Punker is a noun.
What is the plural of punker?
The plural of punker is punkers.

Words near punker in the dictionary

  1. punkaw
  2. punkaws
  3. punkdom
  4. punked
  5. punked out
  6. punker
  7. punkers
  8. punkest
  9. punkette
  10. punkettes
  11. punkey

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