whacker
6
8.3
- noun
- /ˈhwækər/
- US
- Somebody should get in there with a weed whacker, clean that mess up.
- weed whacker
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Watch on YouTubeWhen it comes to your lawn equipment, whether it's your lawn mower, leaf blower, weed whacker, chainsaw, doesn't matter.
- When it comes to your lawn equipment, whether it's your lawn mower, leaf blower, weed whacker, chainsaw, doesn't matter.
- They'll help you tame that Bush without hiring people that have knives and weed whackers.
- I thought underneath was these like, Oh no, I'm thinking of the other one, the weed whacker.
Examples
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He used the whacker to trim the overgrown bushes in the garden.
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Hey, does anyone have a weed whacker?
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John collected his garbage bag and weed whacker and walked down the hill to the small parking lot.
Blog text (12) -
You're gonna need somebody to go in there with a weed whacker.
Fiction book (1998) -
I'd rather not have to fire up the 2-stroke weed whacker or apply lots of Roundup in that area going forward.
Blog text (22) -
In the absence of herbicides, farmers have to manage weeds by hand (machete or weed whacker) and plant ground cover that will prevent weeds from appearing in the first place.
Blog text (11) -
The whacker made quick work of the tall grass around the fence.
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In the summer, I always keep my whacker ready for backyard maintenance.
Synonyms
163
1.0
A tool with a thin toothed blade used to cut wood or other materials
97
2.5
A tool used to cut materials like glass or dough
66
5.7
A large strong knife with a wide blade that people use to cut plants or as a weapon
30
2.8
A small tool with blades used to cut hair or nails
28
3.9
A large heavy tool with a long handle used to break stone or drive stakes
24
3.0
Large strong scissors for cutting thick things like hedges or cloth
15
4.0
A small hand tool with a thin blade and small teeth in a frame for cutting metal
6
3.0
A powered tool that cuts weeds and grass around edges
2
5.7
A person or tool that tears things away forcefully
1
7.2
A tool with a heavy blade for breaking soil
1
3.0
A small tool for pulling weeds from a garden or lawn
1
3.6
A hand saw with a thin blade and many small teeth for cutting metal and other hard materials
1
6.2
A long-handled tool with a sharp blade for cutting small tree branches
1
4.3
A person or tool that cuts threads and trims small plants
1
9.5
A hoe pushed to loosen weeds between rows
1
8.8
A garden tool with a flat blade you push to cut weeds and loosen soil
A tool or machine that loosens soil and removes weeds
Compounds
How Powerful
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3.5
2
3.4
- US
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8.3
1
6.2
2
3.2
6
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word whacker comes from whack 'to hit' plus the ending -er, which makes a noun for 'a thing that does' the action. So a whacker is a tool that 'whacks' plants or branches, a thing you use for hitting or cutting vegetation.