jacker

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/d͡ʒækə(ɹ)/

noun

A robber; a carjacker.

Similar
Cousin Jack
OriginEnglish jack ← Middle English Jackin ← French Jacques →
UncommonScrabble 19
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Meanings

jacker1

nounjacker (plural jackers)

plural jackers

  1. colloquialA robber; a carjacker.

    Lookin' in my mirror, not a jacker in sight

    1992, Ice Cube, “It Was a Good Day”, in The Predator
    1 more example

    You drive a M5 down a township street, ten jackers roll you for the ride.

    2013, Mike Nicol, Of Cops & Robbers
  2. colloquialA computer hacker or pirate.

jacker2

nounjacker (plural jackers)

plural jackers

  1. archaicOne who hunts at night using a jacklight.

jacker3

nounjacker (plural jackers)

plural jackers

  1. CornwallA Cornishman.

    Synonyms: Cousin Jack

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Cornishman.

Similar
Cousin Jack

Origin

jacker · noun

  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. Englishjacker

From jack + -er.

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jacker · noun

See jacklight + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rejack
Cite this entry
APA

jacker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jacker

MLA

“jacker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jacker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jacker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jacker.

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