tacker
/ (ˈtækə) /
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noun
a person or thing that tacks
Australian slang a young person; child
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Words nearby tacker
taciturnity, Tacitus, tack, tackboard, tack claw, tacker, tacket, tack hammer, tackie, tackies, tackle
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Example sentences from the Web for tacker
The tide was rising, and the water made great stop; but the fear was such that happy was he that might get a tacker.
"Organised last night," said the carpet-tacker, putting on his coat.
Lifted Masks|Susan GlaspellFancy such a name as that for the wildest little tacker ever trod shoe-leather—or went barefoot, I mean.
Dorothy on a House Boat|Evelyn Raymond