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tacker

tacker noun: a person who, or device that tacks (in various senses).

Noun (1)

tacker (plural tackers)

  1. A person who, or device that tacks (in various senses).

Noun (2)

tacker (plural tackers)

  1. (Australia, Cornwall, Devon, colloquial) A young child, especially a boy.

Forms of tacker

pluraltackers

Origin of tacker

From tack + -er.

Questions about tacker

What does tacker mean?
Tacker means a person who, or device that tacks (in various senses).
What part of speech is tacker?
Tacker is a noun.
What is the plural of tacker?
The plural of tacker is tackers.

Words near tacker in the dictionary

  1. tacked
  2. tacked about
  3. tacked down
  4. tacked together
  5. tacked up
  6. tacker
  7. tackers
  8. tacket
  9. tackets
  10. Tackett
  11. Tacketts

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