tacker

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noun

A person who, or device that tacks (in various senses).

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Meanings

tacker1

nountacker (plural tackers)

plural tackers

  1. A person who, or device that tacks (in various senses).

tacker2

nountacker (plural tackers)

plural tackers

  1. AustraliaCornwallDevoncolloquialA young child, especially a boy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches

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baster
Broader
sewer

nouna hand-held machine for driving staples home

Similar
staple gunstaplegun
Broader
machine
Also see
basterstaple gun

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tack + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

racketEckartAckertretack
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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