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JERKER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does jerker mean?
• JERKER (noun)
The noun JERKER has 1 sense:
1. someone who gives a strong sudden pull
Familiarity information: JERKER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who gives a strong sudden pull
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
jerker; yanker
Hypernyms ("jerker" is a kind of...):
puller (someone who applies force so as to cause motion toward herself or himself)
Derivation:
jerk (pull, or move with a sudden movement)
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