noun
Meaning 1
Someone or something that balks; a naysayer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
balker
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rhymes with -ɔːkə(ɹ)
noun
Meaning 2
A person who stands on a rock or eminence to observe shoals of herring, etc., and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: huer, conder
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a person who refuses to comply
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: baulker, noncompliant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Narrower terms: negativist
History
Etymology
From balk + -er.