Shanker

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who shanks (in any of various senses).; One who shanks a golf ball.

    "Littler said he didn't shank it; rather he called it a soft pop-up, but us old hard-core shankers weren't so generous ."

  2. 2
    Obsolete form of chancre. alt-of, obsolete
  3. 3
    One who shanks (in any of various senses).; One who glues the shank into a shoe.

    "A shank-cutter cuts with a die that part of the shank which is composed of leather or leather board. […] A shanker tacks the shank in place, cuts away the superfluous upper leather gathered under the toe, beats the edge of the upper out […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Hindi.

Synonyms

All synonyms
ambulateanchorankleascenderbackbastard type

Example

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"Littler said he didn't shank it; rather he called it a soft pop-up, but us old hard-core shankers weren't so generous ."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From shank + -er.

Etymology 2

Variant of Shankar.

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