husker
pronunciation
How to pronounce husker in British English:
UK ['hʌskə]
How to pronounce husker in American English:
US ['hʌskə]
Word Origin
- husker (n.)
- 1780, agent noun from husk (v.). Cornhuskers as a nickname for athletics squads from Nebraska is attested by 1903.
Example
- 1. When I was looking through the 1895 montgomery ward catalogue discovering that every corn husker and seeder turned out to be still being made new , I was truly surprised .