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yanker

noun
/ˈjæ̞ŋkə/UK/ˈjæ̝ŋkɚ/US/ˈjeɪ̯ŋkɚ/

Etymology

From yank + -er.

  1. borrowed from yank
  2. suffixed as yanker — “yank + er”

Definitions

  1. Someone who yanks, or gives a sudden hard pull

    • He's a yanker of braids, a tousler of bangs […]

  2. A brazen lie

    • "Ay, billy, that is a yanker !" said Tam aside : " When ane is gaun to tell a lie, there's naething like telling a plumper at aince, and being done wi't

  3. Someone who pranks someone, who yanks chains, such as with crank calls.

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