caulker

noun

caulk·​er

ˈkȯ-kər

variants or calker

plural -s

1

: a worker who forces sealing matter into seams or joints with a caulking tool to make them watertight

2

: a tool for caulking

specifically : a caulking iron operated by compressed air

3

slang : a drink of liquor : dram

Word History

Etymology

Middle English calker, from calken + -er

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Rhymes for caulker

• blocker
• chalker
• cocker
• docker
• hawker
• hocker
• knocker
• locker
• mocker
• ocher
• rocker
• shocker