coker

See also: Coker

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From coke +‎ -er (relational noun suffix) or +‎ -er (occupational suffix).

Noun

coker (plural cokers)

  1. The industrial plant in which coke is manufactured
  2. (derogatory, slang) A cocaine addict, a cokehead

Etymology 2

Clipping of cokernel

Noun

coker (plural cokers)

  1. (category theory, informal) cokernel

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

From English choker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃokər/
  • Hyphenation: co‧kêr

Noun

coker (plural coker-coker)

  1. choker

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English cocer, cocur, from Proto-Germanic *kukur-; perhaps ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *kökexür or Hunnic.[1] Doublet of quiver.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔkər/, /ˈkɔːkər/

Noun

coker (plural cokeres)

  1. A kind of leather leg coverings.
  2. (rare) A quiver (a receptacle for arrows)

Descendants

  • English: cocker, cogger

References