CORKER
Dictionary entry overview: What does corker mean? • CORKER (noun)
The noun CORKER has 2 senses:
1. (dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person
2. a machine that is used to put corks in bottles
Familiarity information: CORKER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CORKER (noun)
Meaning:
(dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
that story was a corker
Hypernyms ("corker" is a kind of...):
content; message; subject matter; substance (what a communication that is about something is about)
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
Meaning:
A machine that is used to put corks in bottles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("corker" is a kind of...):
machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)
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