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BALKER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who refuses to comply

Synonyms:

balker; baulker; noncompliant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("balker" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "balker"):

negativist (someone who refuses to do what is asked or does the opposite of what is asked)

Derivation:

balk (refuse to comply)

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