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docker.

One who performs docking, as of tails.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɑkɚ/General-American

  1. One who performs docking, as of tails.

  2. One who engages in the sexual practice of docking (where the tip of one participant's penis is inserted into the foreskin of the other participant).

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English dock Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English docker From dock (verb) + -er.

noun/ˈdɑkɚ/General-American

  1. Synonym of dockworker.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English dock Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English docker From dock (noun) + -er.

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