Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who ducks; a plunger or diver.
- noun A cringer; a fawner.
- noun A bird that ducks or dives; specifically, the European dipper, Cinclus aquaticus. Macgilli vray.
- noun One who rears ducks.
- noun A ducking-gun (which see).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, ducks; a plunger; a diver.
- noun A cringing, servile person; a fawner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who, or that which, ducks; a plunger; a diver.
- noun Alternative form of
doucker .
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Examples
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Before Spurs, Redknapp would go along with the image of himself as a ducker and diver.
Harry Redknapp can turn into one of the masters of the European stage | Paul Hayward 2011
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Fumb ducker or crazed or worse cynical. by HillbillyRob on Sunday, Mar 29, 2009 at 7: 03: 54 PM
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After skillfully ducking and dodging the two shoes hurled at his face at his final press conference in Baghdad, our dodger and ducker-in-chief calmly reported the size of the famous shoes.
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When you see these people coming, you either have to do like E 40 says and “be a professional sucker ducker,” or you have to get rid of them.
Pimpology Pimpin’ Ken with Karen Hunter 2007
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When you see these people coming, you either have to do like E 40 says and “be a professional sucker ducker,” or you have to get rid of them.
Pimpology Pimpin’ Ken with Karen Hunter 2007
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When you see these people coming, you either have to do like E 40 says and “be a professional sucker ducker,” or you have to get rid of them.
Pimpology Pimpin’ Ken with Karen Hunter 2007
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And from the new, a flying Santa Claus and a double ducker bus.
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One of my friends was a member of the Washington and Mount Vernon Ducking Club, which has its camp and fixtures just below the Mount Vernon landing; he was an old ducker.
The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton John Burroughs 1879
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The ducker saw him and knowing him, questioned him of his case; whereupon he told them his tale, and that which had befallen him; and the diver marvelled at the lack of his luck.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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But when the ducker saw me throw my ring he said to me, 'Wherefore, O my lord, hast thou parted with thy seal?' and said I to him, 'The deed is done.'
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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