Definitions for spanker
ˈspæŋ kərspanker

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slapper, spankernoun

   a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand

   "someone slapped me on the back and I turned to see who the slapper was"; "my father was the designated spanker in our family"

2. spankernoun

   a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spankernoun

   Someone who spanks.

2. spankernoun

   A tool used to give someone a spanking or spank, such as a paddle.

3. spankernoun

   A fore and aft gaff-rigged sail on the aft-most mast of a square-rigged vessel.

4. spankernoun

   A musician who plays his instrument well.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spankernoun

   A small coin.

   Your cure too costs you but a spanker. John Denham.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spankernoun

   one who spanks, or anything used as an instrument for spanking

2. Spankernoun

   the after sail of a ship or bark, being a fore-and-aft sail attached to a boom and gaff; -- sometimes called driver. See Illust. under Sail

3. Spankernoun

   one who takes long, quick strides in walking; also, a fast horse

4. Spankernoun

   something very large, or larger than common; a whopper, as a stout or tall person

5. Spankernoun

   a small coin

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spanker

   A spanker is either of two kinds of sail. On a square rigged ship, the spanker is a gaff rigged fore-and-aft sail set from and aft of the aftmost mast. Almost all square rigs with more than one mast have one or two spankers, which evolved from the driver sail. Some also carry a topsail above the uppermost or only spanker, called the gaff sail. A spanker in this situation is often 'soft footed' in that it has no boom to which it is attached at its foot. On a racing or cruising yacht, a spanker is an additional headsail set beside and to leeward of a spinnaker when running downwind. It is often of bright colours to match the particular spinnaker with which it is designed to be used, is relatively narrow, and is sometimes called a tallboy or blooper.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spanker

   spang′kėr, n. the after-sail of a ship or barque, so called from its flapping in the breeze.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spanker

   A fore-and-aft sail, setting with a boom and gaff, frequently called the driver (which see). It is the aftermost sail of a ship or bark.

Matched Categories

1. • Fore-and-aft Sail
   • Hitter

How to pronounce spanker?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say spanker in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of spanker in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of spanker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=spanker
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Spanker
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=spanker
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spanker
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=spanker
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=spanker
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=spanker