name
Meaning 1
A surname originating as an occupation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
corker
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/kɔː.kə(ɹ)/ non-rhotic
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/koɹ.kəɹ/ rhotic
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: K AO1 R K ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
One who puts corks into bottles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 3
A person or thing that is exceptional or remarkable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: whopper
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a machine that is used to put corks in bottles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: machine
noun
Meaning 5
(dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- that story was a corker
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: message, content, subject matter, substance
History
Etymology
From cork + -er.