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nutcracker

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. nutcracker (noun)
  2. Clark nutcracker (noun)
  3. Clark's nutcracker (noun)

nut·crack·er

noun \-ˌkra-kər\

Definition of NUTCRACKER

: an implement for cracking nuts
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First Known Use of NUTCRACKER

circa 1548

Rhymes with NUTCRACKER

attacker, backpacker, bushwhacker, carjacker, comebacker, fast-tracker, firecracker, greenbacker, hijacker, kayaker, linebacker, racetracker, ransacker, safecracker, shellcracker, skyjacker, unpacker, wisecracker

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