cranker
English
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editcranker (plural crankers)
- One who operates a crank.
- 1947, The Railway Clerk, volume 46, page 298:
- Be careful now, for auto crankers sometimes get broken arms. You take a firm grip on the crank, pull the choke wire and whirl the crank like the very devil.
Etymology 2
editFrom crank (adjective) + -er.
Adjective
editcranker
- comparative form of crank: more crank