corker

[ kawr-ker ]

/ ˈkɔr kər /

noun

a person or thing that corks.

Informal. something that closes a discussion or settles a question.

Informal. someone or something that is astonishing or excellent.

Words nearby corker

cork tree, cork-tipped, corkage, corkboard, corked, corker, corking, corkonian, corkscrew, corkscrew flower, corkscrew grass

Origin of corker

1715–25; cork + -er¹; defs 2, 3 of unclear relation todef 1 and perhaps of distinct orig.

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Examples from the Web for corker

“Burr and Corker and I will be working closely together on everything,” McCain said.
Republican Hawks Already Have a War Plan for ISIS, Ukraine, and Obama|Eli Lake|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
McCain said he, Corker, and Burr are also interested in pursuing more vigorous oversight of the Iran deal as well.
Republican Hawks Already Have a War Plan for ISIS, Ukraine, and Obama|Eli Lake|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Menendez and Corker are trying to schedule a hearing on Iraq this month with Secretary of State John Kerry.
Congress Set to Bow to Obama on ISIS War|Josh Rogin|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The interaction between Obama and Corker was a tense moment in the otherwise uneventful meeting.
Exclusive: Obama Told Lawmakers Criticism of His Syria Policy is 'Horsesh*t'|Josh Rogin|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Exasperated at one point, Corker asked, “Well do we need an AUMF or not?”
Obama Admin. Channels Cheney, Claims Unlimited War Powers|Eli Lake|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some were inclined to take the matter up to Corker's throne, but they were a miserable minority.
Acton's Feud|Frederick Swainson
One of the young men assured Mrs. Dupont that her baby was a corker.
A Top-Floor Idyl|George van Schaick
Corker, the scout, a short fat man, came up the stairs with dignity and indignation contending.
Cradock Nowell, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Richard Doddridge Blackmore
He's a corker, wi' a face like yin o' they pented cupids that the lasses send to the young men on picture postcards.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh
Corker got all the benefit of the hospitable doings, and made a tidy dinner out of it, for Cradock could eat no breakfast.
Cradock Nowell, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Richard Doddridge Blackmore

British Dictionary definitions for corker

corker

/ (ˈkɔːkə) /

noun

slang

something or somebody striking or outstandingthat was a corker of a joke
an irrefutable remark that puts an end to discussion

a person or machine that inserts corks

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