Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who rears ducks.
  • noun A ducking-gun (which see).
  • noun One who ducks; a plunger or diver.
  • noun A cringer; a fawner.
  • noun A bird that ducks or dives; specifically, the European dipper, Cinclus aquaticus. Macgilli vray.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who, or that which, ducks; a plunger; a diver.
  • noun A cringing, servile person; a fawner.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who, or that which, ducks; a plunger; a diver.
  • noun Alternative form of doucker.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word ducker.

Examples

  • Before Spurs, Redknapp would go along with the image of himself as a ducker and diver.

    Harry Redknapp can turn into one of the masters of the European stage | Paul Hayward 2011

  • Fumb ducker or crazed or worse cynical. by HillbillyRob on Sunday, Mar 29, 2009 at 7: 03: 54 PM

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: GOP Rep Shimkus Says We Need Uncapped Carbon Emissions Because Carbon is "Plant Food" 2009

  • After skillfully ducking and dodging the two shoes hurled at his face at his final press conference in Baghdad, our dodger and ducker-in-chief calmly reported the size of the famous shoes.

    David's Flying Shoes v. Goliath's Bloody Ruse 2008

  • When you see these people coming, you either have to do like E 40 says and “be a professional sucker ducker,” or you have to get rid of them.

    Pimpology Pimpin’ Ken with Karen Hunter 2007

  • When you see these people coming, you either have to do like E 40 says and “be a professional sucker ducker,” or you have to get rid of them.

    Pimpology Pimpin’ Ken with Karen Hunter 2007

  • When you see these people coming, you either have to do like E 40 says and “be a professional sucker ducker,” or you have to get rid of them.

    Pimpology Pimpin’ Ken with Karen Hunter 2007

  • And from the new, a flying Santa Claus and a double ducker bus.

    CNN Transcript Dec 25, 2007 2007

  • One of my friends was a member of the Washington and Mount Vernon Ducking Club, which has its camp and fixtures just below the Mount Vernon landing; he was an old ducker.

    The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton John Burroughs 1879

  • The ducker saw him and knowing him, questioned him of his case; whereupon he told them his tale, and that which had befallen him; and the diver marvelled at the lack of his luck.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • But when the ducker saw me throw my ring he said to me, 'Wherefore, O my lord, hast thou parted with thy seal?' and said I to him, 'The deed is done.'

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.