Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A person who tacks, in any sense, or an instrument for driving tacks.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who tacks.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A person who, or device that tacks.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches
  • noun a hand-held machine for driving staples home
  • noun a worker who fastens things by tacking them (as with tacks or by spotwelding)

Etymologies

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tack +‎ -er

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Examples

  • The puntillero, 'tacker' had scuttled out with his short, sharp razor-sharp knife to cut the bull's spinal chord, the coup de grace, but as he begins his surgical insertion, the cut awakens the bull, and he rises howling and scrambling to his feet, the matador falls back, and the peones again appear.

    There is no such thing as a bullfight 2004

  • The puntillero, 'tacker' had scuttled out with his short, sharp razor-sharp knife to cut the bull's spinal chord, the coup de grace, but as he begins his surgical insertion, the cut awakens the bull, and he rises howling and scrambling to his feet, the matador falls back, and the peones again appear.

    There is no such thing as a bullfight 2004

  • Best thing my folks ever did was move us out of there when I was but a wee tacker.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Not so lazy Sunday 2010

  • I think the teachers know that if some little tacker can beat the crap out of the other kids, then his parents are equally capable of beating the crap out of any teacher who suspends him.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Newly renovated Ladies Lounge. 2010

  • What sorts of things do you still need/want for the little tacker?

    36 weeks (and 2 days) « Mad Dave and Lil 2007

  • As a little tacker I had a collection of RAAF uncles, great uncles, & associate uncles that developed my love for the P38 & PBY, and my suspiscion that the rep of the Avro Lancaster is more spin than substance.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Anzac Day 2009

  • My little tacker in his cage sings, trills and chortles all day to his mate.

    The Gods Are Deaf Anne Johnson 2007

  • The reason she's showing off this little tacker is an important safety message.

    CNN Transcript Jan 14, 2007 2007

  • The reason she's showing off this little tacker is an important safety message.

    CNN Transcript Mar 10, 2007 2007

  • You must be a wee young tacker then if you dont remember their massive hit singles and the scandal from the fallout!

    Milli Vanilli movie is acquired by Universal | Obsessed With Film 2007

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