tacker

See also: Tacker, täcker, and 't Acker

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
English tack
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-os?
Proto-Indo-European *-o-
Proto-Indo-European *-so-
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-āsijos
Proto-Italic *-āsios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
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Latin -ārius
Old French -ierbor.
Middle English -er
English -er
English tacker

    From tack + -er.

    Noun

    tacker (plural tackers)

    1. A person who, or device that tacks (in various senses).

    Etymology 2

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    Noun

    tacker (plural tackers)

    1. (Australia, Devon, Cornwall, colloquial) A young child, especially a boy.

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