name
Meaning 1
A surname from German.
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Standard Lemma guide
stacker
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈstækɚ/
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rhymes with -ækə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: S T AE1 K ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Any person or thing that stacks.
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noun
Meaning 3
Any person or thing that stacks.
A worker who stacks the shelves in a supermarket.
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noun
Meaning 4
Any person or thing that stacks.
A participant in sport stacking.
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noun
Meaning 5
Any device allowing items to be stacked.
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Examples
- a spring-loaded plate stacker in a cafeteria
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noun
Meaning 6
Any device allowing items to be stacked.
An output bin in a document feeding or punch card machine (contrast with hopper).
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noun
Meaning 7
A person who collects precious metal in the form of various small objects such as coins and bars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
Meaning 8
a laborer who builds up a stack or pile
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack
History
Etymology
Borrowed from German Stäcker.
Etymology tree English stack Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English stacker From stack + -er.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: gerbeur — worker in supermarket
- Spanish: reponedor — worker in supermarket
- Spanish: reponedora — worker in supermarket
- Spanish: apilador — worker in supermarket
- Spanish: apiladora — worker in supermarket
Real reading context