cranker

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

crank (verb) +‎ -er

Noun[edit]

cranker (plural crankers)

  1. One who operates a crank.
    • 1947, The Railway Clerk, volume 46, page 298:
      Be careful now, for auto crankers sometimes get broken arms. You take a firm grip on the crank, pull the choke wire and whirl the crank like the very devil.

Etymology 2[edit]

crank (adjective) +‎ -er

Adjective[edit]

cranker

  1. comparative form of crank: more crank
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