caulker

caulker

English

Alternative forms

• (drink): cauker

Etymology

caulk +‎ -er

Noun

caulker (plural caulkers)

1. A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping.
   • 2016, Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing, Penguin Books (2017), page 117:

     He was one of the best caulkers around.

2. A tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron.
3. (slang, archaic) An alcoholic drink; a dram.
4. (informal) Archaic form of corker (“something large or remarkable, a whopper”).

Translations

A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping

German: Kalfaterer m Greek: καλαφάτης (el) (kalafátis) Hebrew: סוֹתֵם בֶּדֶק‎ (he) m (sotem bedek) Irish: calcaire m Romanian: călăfătuitor m Russian: конопатчик (ru) m (konopatčik) Spanish: calafateador m

A tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron

Greek: καλαφατιστήρι (el) (kalafatistíri) Irish: calcaire m, calcóid f

See also

• caulking

Anagrams

• Carluke, recaulk