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From creek + -er, denoting someone who lives in such a rural place that he has no hometown or settlement but a nearby creek.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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From creek + -er, denoting someone who lives in such a rural place that he has no hometown or settlement but a nearby creek.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.