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flaker

noun
/ˈfleɪkə/UK/ˈfleɪkɚ/US

Etymology

From flake + -er.

  1. derived from *pleh₂-✻
  2. derived from *flaką✻ — “something flat”
  3. derived from flak — “loose or torn piece”
  4. inherited from flacca
  5. inherited from flake — “a flake of snow”
  6. suffixed as flaker — “flake + er”

Definitions

  1. A tool or appliance used to break flakes off a piece of material or something into it.

  2. Someone who fails to meet commitments, who shows interest but then fails to follow…

    Someone who fails to meet commitments, who shows interest but then fails to follow through.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA