Meanings
nounwall-pecker (plural wall-peckers)
plural wall-peckers
- A person who participated in bringing down the Berlin Wall in November 1989.
Origin
- GermanMauerspecht
- Englishwall-pecker
Calque of German Mauerspecht (literally “wall-woodpecker”).
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wall-pecker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wall-pecker
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“wall-pecker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wall-pecker. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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