Corker

name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation.
Noun
  1. 1
    One who puts corks into bottles.

    "Yes it is, Frank. Don't you see? Laertes is to take the best of care of his friends—his proved friends, on the same principle that a wine-corker takes the best of care of his proved bottles."

  2. 2
    a machine that is used to put corks in bottles wordnet
  3. 3
    A person or thing that is exceptional or remarkable. informal

    "Well, a body is bound to admit that for just a modest little one-line ad., it's a corker."

  4. 4
    (dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person wordnet

Etymology

From cork + -er.

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