balker, baulker, noncompliant
(noun) a person who refuses to comply
Source: WordNet® 3.1
balker (plural balkers)
One who, or that which balks.
A person who stands on a rock or eminence to observe shoals of herring, etc, and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass.
• conder
• huer
• Blaker
Source: Wiktionary
Balk"er, n. Etym: [See 2d Balk.]
Definition: One who, or that which balks.
Balk"er, n. Etym: [See last Balk.]
Definition: A person who stands on a rock or eminence to espy the shoals of herring, etc., and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass; a conder; a huer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
