Meanings
caulker1
plural caulkers · alternative cauker · alternative calker
- A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping.
He was one of the best caulkers around.
2016, Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing, Penguin Books (2017), page 117 - A tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron.
- archaicslangAn alcoholic drink; a dram.
“Will you taste, messmate?” he asked; and when I had refused: “Well, I’ll take a dram myself, Jim,” said he. “I need a caulker, for there’s trouble on hand. And talking o’ trouble, why did that doctor give me the chart, Jim?”
1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC - archaicinformalArchaic form of corker (“something large or remarkable, a whopper”).
caulker2
Origin
caulker · noun
- Latincalcāria
- Englishcaulker
From Latin calcāria (lime kiln).
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Catalan calafat, calafatador
- calafatA person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping
- calafatadorA person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping
French calfat
- calfatA person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping
German Kalfaterer
- KalfatererA person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping
Greek καλαφάτης, καλαφατιστήρι
- καλαφάτης (kalafátis)A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping
- καλαφατιστήρι (kalafatistíri)A tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron
Hebrew סוֹתֵם בֶּדֶק
- סוֹתֵם בֶּדֶק (sotem bedek)A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping
Irish calcaire, calcaire
- calcaireA person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping
- calcaireA tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron
- calcóidA tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron
Polish łatacz, dłuto szczeliniarskie
- łataczA person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping
- dłuto szczeliniarskieA tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron
Portuguese calafate
- calafateA person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping
Romanian călăfătuitor
- călăfătuitorA person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping
Russian конопатчик
- конопатчик (konopatčik)A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping
Spanish calafateador, calafate
- calafateadorA person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping
- calafateA person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping
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caulker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caulker
“caulker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caulker. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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