sixer
sixer noun: a shot in which the ball passes over the boundary without touching the ground, for which the batting team is awarded six runs.
Noun (1)
sixer (plural sixers)
- A shot in which the ball passes over the boundary without touching the ground, for which the batting team is awarded six runs.
- Synonyms:
- six
- A Cub Scout or Brownie who leads a group of six.
- Many packs have a sixer's council where the sixers, and sometimes the seconds, meet with Akela and some of the other leaders.1995, Boy Scouts of Canada. National Council, The Cub Book
- A prison sentence of six months.
- The copper knew I did that job, and had me up on suspicion some time after, and gave me a drag (three months) over it. The next bit I did was a 'sixer' (six months), and I escaped from prison in about three weeks after I got it.1869, A Merchant. Editor: Frank Henderson, Six Years in the Prisons of England
- A six-pack of a beverage.
- Well, I'll let you get back to work. I'll swing by later on with a sixer of Melonade!2006 August 14, Michael Chapman; Matthew Chapman, “No Hands On Deck!”, in Homestar Runner, spoken by Bubs (Matthew Chapman)
- A conker that has won six matches.
- The history of 'oners' becoming 'sixers' through successive victories[…]2005, Benedict Le Vay, Eccentric Britain, page 32
Noun (2)
sixer (plural sixers)
- A transgender person
Noun (3) capitalized: Sixer
Sixer (plural Sixers)
- A player for the 76ers, a team from Philadelphia.
sixer meaning in Telugu
sixer in Telugu
- sixer
- సిక్సరు siksaru
Synonyms of sixer
Forms of sixer
| plural | sixers |
|---|---|
| plural | Sixers |
Origin of sixer
From six + -er.
Calque of Hindi छक्का (chakkā).
Questions about sixer
- What does sixer mean?
- Sixer means a shot in which the ball passes over the boundary without touching the ground, for which the batting team is awarded six runs.
- What is sixer in Telugu?
- Sixer in Telugu is సిక్సరు (siksaru). See Sixer meaning in Telugu.
- What part of speech is sixer?
- Sixer is a noun.
- What is the plural of sixer?
- The plural of sixer is sixers.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: sixer (page history and authors); Sixer (page history and authors); సిక్సరు (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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