Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spanker

/ˈspæ̝ŋkɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: span-ker
IPA: /ˈspæ̝ŋkɚ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who spanks.

noun

An instrument used to give someone a spanking or spank, such as a paddle.

noun

A fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail on the aft-most mast of a square-rigged vessel.

noun

A musician who plays his instrument well.

Dated

noun

British usage; Obsolete

noun

One who takes long, quick strides in walking.

Dated

noun

Dated

noun

Something very large, or larger than usual; a whopper.

Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

"beyond the broad white wing of the spanker sail"
"Egad, Jack, I am glad to see you, for I want a few spankers."
"I like the new vehicle. A real spanker. Not a mark on it. Particularly as regards the bodywork."
"Well, you would say […] you didn't know what kind of carpet it was. It could be from Timbuktu or John O'Groats or anywhere else. But Dixon seems to know his stuff, and he said it's a spanker and that he would've had it himself, only it's too big for his front room."

Etymology

From spank + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈspæ̝ŋkɚ/
British English: /ˈspæ̞ŋkə/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

spankers (plural)

Derived Forms

antispanker spankermast

Phrases

plank spanker

Synonyms

blooper tallboy slapper

Rhymes With

anchor banker tanker wanker flanker rancor canker hanker ranker chancre blanker franker

Questions

How do you pronounce spanker?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspæ̝ŋkɚ/.
What does spanker mean?: Someone who spanks.
Where does spanker come from?: From spank + -er.

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