noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who, or device that tacks (in various senses).
2. 2
   A young child, especially a boy. Australia, Cornwall, Devon, colloquial
3. 3
   a hand-held machine for driving staples home wordnet
4. 4
   a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches wordnet
5. 5
   a worker who fastens things by tacking them (as with tacks or by spotwelding) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Etymology

From tack + -er.

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