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spanker

spanker

1 9.3
A person who hits a child with an open hand to punish them
  • noun
  • /ˈspæŋkər/
translation icon : castigador
  • The teacher explained that a spanker should never be the first resort for discipline.

Examples

  • - SHUT UP AND POUR ME ANOTHER SHOT, YOU LITTLE MONKEY SPANKER.

    Self Storage (2013)

  • But I was raised by spankers (and shouters, and threateners), and I do feel the impulse.

    Blog text (13)

  • I've never been a spanker, always been philosophically opposed.

    Blog text (13)

  • Many parents today believe that being a spanker is harmful to a child's development.

  • He was known as a spanker in the neighborhood, often resorting to physical punishment.

Synonyms

punisher
vsspanker
2 5.3

A person who makes someone suffer for doing something wrong

is about using an open hand to punish often on a child
flogger
vsspanker
  • NSFW
1 9.3

A person who hits others as punishment or the whip they use

uses open hand strikes instead of whipping to punish
slapper
vsspanker
1 8.8

A person who hits someone or something with an open hand

focuses on striking a child specifically as punishment
whipper
vsspanker
  • NSFW
1 9.9

A person who beats other people with a stick or strap to punish them

uses hand strikes instead of whipping to punish
switcher
vsspanker
  • NSFW
9.9

A person who hits people with a stick or whip as punishment

uses an open hand rather than a tool to punish
scourger
vsspanker
  • NSFW
9.9

A person who officially whips people as punishment

involves domestic hand strikes for child discipline rather than formal whipping

Surface Forms

spanker singular
spankers plural

Morphology

spanker = spank (transparent) = spank + er

This is a straightforward agent noun meaning 'one who spanks'.

Etymology

Spanker comes from the verb spank ('to hit with an open hand'), so a spanker is 'one who spanks', a person who gives a child a smack as a form of punishment.