Etymology

jacker

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Today it means: A robber; a carjacker. Full definition →

English jack ← Middle English Jackin ← French Jacques
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jacker · noun1

  1. Biblical Hebrewעָקַב
  2. Biblical Hebrewיַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ)
  3. Ancient GreekἸακώβ (Iakṓb)
  4. Ancient GreekἸάκωβος (Iákōbos)
  5. LatinIācōbusslbor.?
  6. FrenchJacques
  7. Middle EnglishJackin
  8. EnglishJack
  9. Englishjack
  10. English todayjacker

From jack + -er.

jacker · noun2

See jacklight + -er.

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