spanker
nounUK /ˈspæ̞ŋkə/ · US /ˈspæ̝ŋkɚ/
Etymology From spank + -er.
9 senses
- 1Someone who spanks.
- 2An instrument used to give someone a spanking or spank…
- 3A fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail on the aft-most mast of…
- 4A musician who plays his instrument well.
- 5A small coin.
- 6One who takes long, quick strides in walking.
- 7A swift horse.
- 8Something very large, or larger than usual; a whopper.
- 9Something splendid; a fine example of its kind.
1
Someone who spanks.
2
An instrument used to give someone a spanking or spank, such as a paddle.
3
Nautical, Transport A fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail on the aft-most mast of a square-rigged vessel.
- beyond the broad white wing of the spanker sail1839, Charlotte Elizabeth, Glimpses of the Past:
4
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Dated A musician who plays his instrument well.
- Egad, Jack, I am glad to see you, for I want a few spankers.1772, The Town and Country Magazine, volume 4, page 344:
6
Dated One who takes long, quick strides in walking.
7
Dated A swift horse.
- I like the new vehicle. A real spanker. Not a mark on it. Particularly as regards the bodywork.2015, Alan Bennett, The Lady in the Van:
- 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.2002, Catherine Cookson, The Silent Lady:
- Derived terms
- antispanker, plank spanker, spankermast