What does nikker mean?
Nikker means (uncommon) Alternative form of nicker (“A sea devil.”)..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(uncommon) Alternative form of nicker (“A sea devil.”)..
Davy Jones's Locker [...] A sailor's name for a principal sea-devil, a nikker. - HALLIWELL.
... and killing sea-nikkers by night. Alone will I combat with this demon, the giant Grendel . . . I shall wrestle for life, foe against foe.
Whether the monster slain is a sea-dragon or a nikker remains a problem. […]
If the poet has mixed up Danish and English scenery in his mere, and the "nikkers" and other monsters have no business in an English lake, they are most certainly there.
"A nikker is Davy Jones, / Just one more plug, an' a swig at the jug, / An' up with the skull an' bones."
Use nikker when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nikker means (uncommon) Alternative form of nicker (“A sea devil.”)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Davy Jones's Locker [...] A sailor's name for a principal sea-devil, a nikker. - HALLIWELL.
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