cranker

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noun

One who operates a crank.

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Meanings

cranker1

nouncranker (plural crankers)

plural crankers

  1. One who operates a crank.

    Be careful now, for auto crankers sometimes get broken arms. You take a firm grip on the crank, pull the choke wire and whirl the crank like the very devil.

    1947, The Railway Clerk, volume 46, page 298

cranker2

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of crank: more crank

Origin

cranker · noun

From crank (verb) + -er.

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cranker · adjective

From crank (adjective) + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

recrank
Cite this entry
APA

cranker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cranker

MLA

“cranker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cranker. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cranker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cranker.

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