stacker

noun — 6 senses

stacker

noun

US /ˈstækɚ/

Etymology From stack + -er.

1

Any person or thing that stacks.

  • As behavioral scientists we are not good block stackers — we don't replicate enough or build systematically across knowledge bases.1991, Joan H. Cantor, Charles C. Spiker, Lewis Paeff Lipsitt, Child Behavior and Development: Training for Diversity, page 168:
2

A worker who stacks the shelves in a supermarket.

3

A participant in sport stacking.

4

Any device allowing items to be stacked.

  • a spring-loaded plate stacker in a cafeteria
5

An output bin in a document feeding or punch card machine (contrast with hopper).

6

Informal A person who collects precious metal in the form of various small objects such as coins and bars.

Derived terms
diaper stacker, four-stacker, full-stacker, nappy stacker, reach stacker, shelf stacker, speed stacker, stacker crane

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