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jacker

/d͡ʒækə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
jack-er
IPA
/d͡ʒækə(ɹ)/
19
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A robber; a carjacker.

Colloquial

noun

A computer hacker or pirate.

Colloquial

noun

One who hunts at night using a jacklight.

Archaic

noun

A Cornishman.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew עָקַב Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ)bor. Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb) Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos)bor. Latin Iācōbusslbor.? French Jacquesder. Middle English Jackin English Jack English jack 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 jacker From jack + -er.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

jackers (plural)

Derived Forms

hijack

Phrases

jacker-off

Synonyms

Cousin Jack

Questions

How do you pronounce jacker?
The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒækə(ɹ)/.
What does jacker mean?
A robber; a carjacker.
Where does jacker come from?
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew עָקַב Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ)bor. Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb) Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos)bor. Latin Iācōbusslbor.? French Jacquesder. Middle English Jackin English Jack English jack 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 jacker From jack + -er.

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