Etymology

chalker

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Today it means: One who chalks. Full definition →

Old English geċealcian
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chalker · noun1

From chalk + -er.

Chalker · proper noun2

  1. Old English · derived fromgeċealcian“to whiten”
  2. English todayChalker

From an agent derivative of Old English geċealcian (“to whiten”), an occupational surname for a whitewasher, or a topographic surname for someone who lived on chalky ground.

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