caulker

Or calk·er

[kaw-ker]

noun

1. a person who caulks the seams of boats or the like.

2. a caulking tool or device.

Word History and Origins

Origin of caulker¹

First recorded in 1485–95; caulk + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Luton Town winger Andros Townsend tells friend and ex-Tottenham team-mate Steven Caulker about the lengths he is going to in order to extend his career - having thought only a few months ago that it might all be over.

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Another errand took him to Ruck’s Creek, called “Knocker’s Hole,” because all day you could hear the thump, thump, thump of the caulker’s mallets, caulking the seams of ships.

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Steven Caulker is in at centre-back.

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Paul Doyle is here with some players to watch - including Steven Caulker of Sierra Leone, who you may remember from an England friendly against Sweden back in 2012:

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Caulker, who has a grandparent from Sierra Leone, can now be selected for the African Cup of Nations.

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