tucker
pronunciation
How to pronounce tucker in British English:
UK [ˈtʌkə(r)]
How to pronounce tucker in American English:
US [ˈtʌkɚ]
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- Noun:
- a sewer who tucks
- a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress
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- Verb:
- wear out completely
Word Origin
- tucker (n.)
- "piece of lace worn around the neck," 1680s, agent noun from tuck (v.). In Middle English tukere was "one who dresses or finishes cloth," hence the surname.
- tucker (v.)
- "to tire, weary," 1833, New England slang, of uncertain origin, perhaps from tucked (past participle of tuck (v.)), which had, in reference to dogs, a slang sense of "exhausted, underfed." Especially with out. Related: Tuckered; tuckering.
Example
- 1. He was tucker 's main supporter in the delta .
- 2. Mr. tucker was ensnared last week in the scandal .
- 3. Ian tucker : why is popular science reporting important ?
- 4. Anita tucker , a professor at harvard business school , had contacted the co-founders after reading a magazine story about them .
- 5. But tucker max wasn 't done .