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spanker
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As a noun, spanker means someone who spanks.
Meanings of spanker
10 meaningsnoun
Someone who spanks.
An instrument used to give someone a spanking or spank, such as a paddle.
nauticalA fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail on the aft-most mast of a square-rigged vessel.
A hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open handperson
“someone slapped me on the back and I turned to see who the slapper was”
“my father was the designated spanker in our family”
Similar: slapper
Older and rare meanings (6)
datedmusicA musician who plays his instrument well.
obsoleteUKdialectA small coin.
datedOne who takes long, quick strides in walking.
datedA swift horse.
datedslangSomething very large, or larger than usual; a whopper.
datedslangSomething splendid; a fine example of its kind.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).