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Waker vs Whacker - What's the difference?

waker | whacker |

As nouns the difference between waker and whacker

is that waker is one who wakes somebody or something while whacker is one who, or something which, whacks.

As an adjective waker

is watchful; vigilant; alert.

waker

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) wakyr, from (etyl) wacor, .

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Watchful; vigilant; alert.

    • Etymology 2

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who wakes somebody or something.
    • Derived terms
    * waker-upper

    Anagrams

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    whacker

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or something which, whacks.
  • Anything large; a whopper.