lunker

noun

lun·​ker ˈləŋ-kər How to pronounce lunker (audio)
: something large of its kind
used especially of a game fish

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But October is almost always an ace lunker month for me. Anthony A. Ciuffa, Outdoor Life, 7 Aug. 2025 Canyon Lake Towering rock walls and lunker largemouth bass make for a unique experience at Canyon Lake. Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 23 June 2024 Diehard largemouth anglers will claim that lunkers fight harder, while smallmouth fans will say its the bronzeback. Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024 Those lunker walleye, which had been difficult to find during the recent walleye fishing derbies on Lake Erie, are now showing up in angler’s coolers. D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for lunker

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lunker was in 1867

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“Lunker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunker. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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