jerk
noun
a quick, sharp pull, thrust, twist, throw, or the like; a sudden movement.
jerker
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a word derived from
jerk.
Example Sentences
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Icez, rapper and producer: Everybody wanted to be the best jerker, best producer, best rapper, best dancer of the movement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
The Fault in Our Stars is an adaptation of John Green’s best-selling young adult tear jerker novel of the same name.
From Time ● Jun. 3, 2014
He meant to be a surgeon, but hard times hit his father, a Brooklyn dress cutter, and Danny went to work as a soda jerker.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the picture is mostly an unblushing jerker of glycerin tears.
From Time Magazine Archive
The soda jerker at South Hadley's sole fountain said bon jour to customers who last week asked for the soda au chocolat.
From Time Magazine Archive
