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    TACKER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A hand-held machine for driving staples homeplay

    Synonyms:

    staple gun; staplegun; tacker

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

    machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)

    Derivation:

    tack (fasten with tacks)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitchesplay

    Synonyms:

    baster; tacker

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

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

    sewer (someone who sews)

    Derivation:

    tack (sew together loosely, with large stitches)

    tack (fasten with tacks)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    A worker who fastens things by tacking them (as with tacks or by spotwelding)play

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

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

    worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)

    Derivation:

    tack (fasten with tacks)

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