YANKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does yanker mean? 

• YANKER (noun)
  The noun YANKER has 1 sense:

1. someone who gives a strong sudden pull

  Familiarity information: YANKER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• YANKER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who gives a strong sudden pull

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

jerker; yanker

Hypernyms ("yanker" is a kind of...):

puller (someone who applies force so as to cause motion toward herself or himself)

Derivation:

yank (pull, or move with a sudden movement)