Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caulker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: caulk-er
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping.

noun

A tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron.

noun

An alcoholic drink; a dram.

Archaic; Slang

noun

Archaic form of corker (“something large or remarkable, a whopper”).

Archaic; Informal

noun

Example Sentences

"He was one of the best caulkers around."
"“Will you taste, messmate?” he asked; and when I had refused: “Well, I’ll take a dram myself, Jim,” said he. “I need a caulker, for there’s trouble on hand. And talking o’ trouble, why did that doctor give me the chart, Jim?”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English caulk 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 caulker From caulk + -er.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: calcāria

Usage

Inflected Forms

caulkers (plural) cauker (alternative) calker (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

caulking

Questions

What does caulker mean?: A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping.
Where does caulker come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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