tucker
/ˈtʌkɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A south-western English surname originating as an occupation; equivalent to Fuller.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Man, I’m so tuckered from my run today."
- "Discrimination. Firm, after having had a long controversy with its tuckers, laid off the whole tucking department for a week. Union maintained it was a clear case cf discrimination against the tuckers on account of the recent controversy. Determination: Complaint of the union was sustained. Tuckers were paid the amount of money they were deprived of through being discriminated against, $158.90."
- "By the fire the billies were boiling, the tucker of both camps spread out on tarpaulins."
- "“And, ma′am,” he continued, “the laundress tells me some of the girls have two clean tuckers in the week: it is too much; the rules limit them to one.” “I think I can explain that circumstance, sir. Agnes and Catherine Johnstone were invited to take tea with some friends at Lowton last Thursday, and I gave them leave to put on clean tuckers for the occasion.”"
- "“Now let us go home, and never mind Aunt March to-day. We can run down there any time, and it′s really a pity to trail through the dust in our best bibs and tuckers, when we are tired and cross.”"
- "Jackson Sparks and his brother, Tucker, were both struck."
Etymology
From tuck + -er.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtʌkɚ/
- British English: /ˈtʌkə/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
tucker out
bush tucker
dog tucker
tucker claim
tucker fucker
tucker money
best bib and tucker
Dan Tucker