Whacker
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwækə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Whacker is a noun meaning One who, or something which, whacks.
Meaning
One who, or something which, whacks.
More Meanings
- (informal) Synonym of whopper (“anything large”).
- (informal) Synonym of whopper (“an outrageous or blatant lie”).
- (slang) A radio amateur who is keenly interested in emergency response and may travel to the sites of emergencies.
Example Sentences
Joe was just about the best Australian heavyweight at the time, a very tough customer in his own right. He didn't have any science, but he was a mighty whacker.
"Oh, there's a whacker!" cried East; "we haven't been within a hundred yards of his barn; we haven't been up here above ten minutes, and we've seen nothing but a tough old guinea-hen, who ran like a greyhound."
But all the while Captain Amos Brown was telling whackers that would have done credit to Baron Munchausen, he was really thinking of how he was to save those whose passage to a port not named in any bills of lading looked almost certain.
Word Forms
- whackers
Synonyms for whacker
Depending on context, synonyms include whopper.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include whopper, googlewhacker, whaler, hacker, thwackee, whapper.
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