CORKER

corker

(noun) a machine that is used to put corks in bottles

corker

(noun) (dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person; “that story was a corker”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

corker (plural corkers)

One who puts corks into bottles.

(informal) A person or thing that is exceptional or remarkable.

Synonym: whopper

Anagrams

• Croker, croker, re-rock, recork, rerock, rocker

Proper noun

Corker (plural Corkers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Corker is the 18218th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1527 individuals. Corker is most common among White (67.78%) and Black/African American (27.96%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Croker, croker, re-rock, recork, rerock, rocker

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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